The psychological misconception that some people are left-brained and some people are right-brained is used in the text to:
A) demonstrate how a superstition could at the same time be a psychological misconception.
B) distinguish between superstitious beliefs and incorrect ideas derived from science.
C) illustrate how superstitious beliefs differ from psychological misconceptions because superstitious beliefs do not try to explain behavior and mental processes.
D) explain how this superstitious belief began as a psychological misconception and became a superstition.

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The misconception about people being left-brained or right-brained is used to highlight the difference between superstitious beliefs and incorrect scientific ideas, showing how some misconceptions can originate from misinterpretations or oversimplifications of scientific findings rather than from traditional superstitions.

The Psychological Misconception That Some People Are Left-Brained and Some