Jenny's son received his mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine approximately six months ago. Shortly after his second birthday, she noticed that he is showing many of the classic signs of autism. Her belief that the vaccine caused his autism is

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This is an example of illusory correlation, where a perceived relationship between two events (vaccination and autism) is believed to exist despite a lack of scientific evidence supporting such a connection.

Jenny's Son Received His Mumps, Measles, and Rubella Vaccine Approximately