After sports magazines give cover-story attention to the recent outstanding performances of an athlete,the individual often suffers a real decline in performance.This may be at least partially explained in terms of
A) illusory correlation.
B) the illusion of control.
C) the placebo effect.
D) regression toward the mean.

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Regression toward the mean is the tendency for extreme or unusual scores to fall back to the average score. The athlete's outstanding performance may have been a result of a combination of skill and luck, and their subsequent decline may simply be a return to their normal level of performance. The media attention may have created an illusion that the athlete's exceptional performance was sustainable, when in reality it was an anomaly.

After Sports Magazines Give Cover-Story Attention to the Recent Outstanding