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Anuta_ua [19.1K]
3 years ago
6

Spurious correlations are often perceived because we unconsciously use __________ to reinforce our pre-conceived beliefs or ster

eotypes.
Social Studies
1 answer:
Taya2010 [7]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: selective attention

Explanation:

Spurious relationship occurs when the variables are associated but aren't casually related.

Spurious correlations are often perceived because we unconsciously use selective attention to reinforce our pre-conceived beliefs or stereotypes. Selective attention in this case simply means that we focus on a particular object for a certain period of time in an environment and this can bring about spurious correlation.

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