Gerardo believes that every time he picks up a penny he is blessed with good fortune, due to the fact that the last time he picked up a penny he had a lottery win, and the time before that he got a big bonus at work. Gerardo's perception is likely a product of a(n) .

A. high-positive affect
B. illusory correlation
C. self-serving bias
D. affect intensity
E. emotional dimension

B. illusory correlation

Explanation:

illusory correlation refers to a situation when we falsely  believe that there is a correlation between several factors even though the there is no such thing to begin with.

A couple of things could cause illusory correlation. Such as Over generalization,  Lack of information, personal bias, or even overestimation of our analytic ability.

This is what happen to Gerardo.

He believed  that he will blessed with good fortune when he picked up a penny just because that situation happened to him once. He over generalized that one experience and it makes his perception became heavily clouded.

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