Letha has just met her first Mormon missionary. In conversation, she finds out that he is a collector of rare books. If Letha commits the one-shot illusory correlation, she will ____.
A) think that the missionary believes he is better than her because of his hobby
B) believe she can persuade the missionary that her religion is the better world view
C) believe many Mormons collect rare books
D) attribute his collection behavior to his scholarly character

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Illusory correlation is the perception of a relationship between two variables when none exists. In this case, Letha might incorrectly associate the missionary's rare book collecting with being a common trait among Mormons.

Letha Has Just Met Her First Mormon Missionary