Identify a true statement about distinctive events and illusory correlations.
A) People predominantly lack sensitivity to distinctive events.
B) Co- of two distinctive events is barely noticeable.
C) Under illusory correlation, co-occurrence of two unusual events is less noticeable than each of the times the unusual events do not occur together.
D) Attention to unusual events creates illusory correlations.

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Attention to unusual events can lead to illusory correlations because people tend to overestimate the frequency of co-occurrence of distinctive events, leading to a perceived correlation that may not exist.

Identify a True Statement About Distinctive Events and Illusory Correlations