Mark is reviewing recent applications for an opening at his company.The first few he reviews do not meet the minimum qualifications for the position,and Mark thinks to himself,"There is not one qualified applicant this time." Mark has demonstrated
A) operational definitions.
B) hypothesizing.
C) hindsight bias.
D) sampling bias.

Question

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Mark's statement reflects sampling bias because he is drawing a general conclusion about all the applicants based on only the first few applications he reviewed, which may not be representative of the entire pool of applicants.

Mark Is Reviewing Recent Applications for an Opening at His