Javette read this chapter's literature review and decided that the bulk of the good scientific evidence, especially the research on the brain, led her to the conclusion that an out-of-the-body experience (OBE) results from the neural activity in the right precentral gyrus, producing the "illusion" that the mind has left the body. She further decided that this showed that all consciousness could be reduced to brain activity. Which thinking error did Javette commit?

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Javette made a sweeping generalization by concluding that all consciousness could be reduced to brain activity based on specific findings related to out-of-the-body experiences (OBEs) and neural activity in the right precentral gyrus. This generalization extends the specific findings on OBEs to all aspects of consciousness without sufficient evidence.

Javette Read This Chapter's Literature Review and Decided That the Bulk