The Hall-of-Fame basketball player Michael Jordan always wore his college University of North Carolina shorts under his Chicago Bulls uniform, apparently committing the thinking error of _____, which may have been the basis for this superstitious behavior.
A) naive realism
B) belief perseverance
C) post hoc ("after this, therefore because of this") reasoning
D) misapplication of the representativeness heuristic and magical thinking

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Michael Jordan's behavior is an example of post hoc reasoning, where he may have believed that wearing his college shorts contributed to his success, attributing causation to a coincidental correlation.

The Hall-Of-Fame Basketball Player Michael Jordan Always Wore His College