Chapman and Chapman had college students and professional clinicians study the relationship between patients' test performances and diagnoses.They found that
A)if students or clinicians expected a particular association,they perceived it,regardless of whether the data was supportive.
B)students and clinicians only saw relationships that were supported by the data.
C)professional clinicians were more accurate than students in assessing relationships.
D)students and clinicians only recognized positive relationships if the actual correlations were greater than 0.75.

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Chapman and Chapman's study found that both college students and professional clinicians were affected by their expectations, perceiving associations even if the data did not support them. This suggests that preconceptions and biases can influence how individuals interpret data and make diagnoses.

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