You go to Africa to study elephants.You follow one particular group, and one day you observe the other members of the group gather around a sick and dying elephant.The healthy elephants shuffle and trumpet and act in an agitated manner.You conclude that they are sad because one of their members is dying.Without any other evidence, you have just
A)committed the anthropomorphic error.
B)become involved in the observer effect.
C)engaged in the experimenter effect.
D)created an empirical fallacy.

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Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human-like emotions, thoughts, or behavior to animals or objects. In this case, assuming that the elephants are sad is an example of anthropomorphic error because there is no way to prove their emotions or feelings without proper evidence.

You Go to Africa to Study Elephants