The children in Mrs.Shashoua's neighborhood make fun of her limp.She concludes that today's kids are typically cruel and insensitive.Mrs.Shashoua ought to remind herself that reasonable generalizations depend on
A) observing representative samples.
B) recognizing that others may not share our opinions.
C) realizing that correlation does not mean causation.
D) eliminating confounding variables.

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In order to make a reasonable generalization about today's kids, Mrs. Shashoua would need to observe a representative sample of children. Drawing conclusions based on the behavior of a small group of children in her neighborhood may not be indicative of the broader population. Therefore, she should rely on observing a representative sample to make accurate generalizations.

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