Question

A homicide was committed in a suburban area. Jeremiah, a 22-year-old African American, resided in the same area. On the day of the murder, Jeremiah was returning from baseball practice with his soiled baseball bat and crossed the crime scene. Though he was innocent, the police arrested him and not others because he was Black. In the context of prejudice, this scenario exemplifies:

Answer 1

Answer:

An illusory correlation.

Explanation:

illusory correlation

This is simply known as one's notion (perception) of a relationship that it exists meanwhile it do not really exists.

An example includes when parents give their ward(child) money for cargo and find nothing. This occurs as a result of false accusations between members and abilities. If an illusory correlation is made, people will try to remember and seek out ways that these correlations are true.

It is one's belief that two unrelated things are correlated when in reality they have no correlation. Example is Fat people are unhappy.