Most behaviors we witness are positive. However, if we witness a negative behavior performed by a White person and a negative behavior performed by an ethnic minority person, Hamilton and his colleagues will predict that we will tend to remember the negative behavior by the
A) White person because it is so unusual.
B) White person because of illusory correlation.
C) ethnic minority person because it is so unusual.
D) ethnic minority person because of illusory correlation.

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Hamilton and his colleagues' research on illusory correlation suggests that people are more likely to remember negative behaviors when they are performed by members of less familiar or minority groups, leading to the incorrect belief that such behaviors are more common in these groups than they actually are.

Most Behaviors We Witness Are Positive