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Illusory Correlation - Psychology Dictionary of Arguments | |||
Illusory correlation: Illusory correlation in psychology is the cognitive bias of perceiving a relationship between two variables, often events or behaviors, when none exists or the correlation is weaker than assumed. See also Cognitive biases, Illusion, Deception, Causality, Correlation, Stereotypes._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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Berndsen, Mariette | Illusory Correlation | Berndsen, Mariette | |
Fiedler, Klaus | Illusory Correlation | Fiedler, Klaus | |
Gifford, Robert | Illusory Correlation | Gifford, Robert | |
Hamilton, David | Illusory Correlation | Hamilton, Alexander | |
McGarty, Craig | Illusory Correlation | McGarty, Craig | |
Psychological Theories | Illusory Correlation | Psychological Theories | |
Smith, Eliot R. | Illusory Correlation | Smith, Eliot R. | |
Social Psychology | Illusory Correlation | Social Psychology | |
Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2025-03-24 |