Multiple Choice
An illusory correlation occurs when
A) a difference across conditions is the true cause of the relationship between two variables.
B) an unmeasured variable is causing the correlation between two variables.
C) two variables are believed to be correlated when in fact they are not.
D) two variables appear correlated but have not met the threshold for statistical significance.
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