Aresearcher living in a society in which people are unfamiliar with cultural anthropology is mistaken for a doctor because he carries aspirin and other nonprescription drugs. this situation illustrates the phenomenon of

False role assignments

Explanation: False role assignment is the assigning of the role or explanation for through the prediction by the characteristic, external features, activities and behavior.This situation arises when mistakenly or purposely when individual is interpreted as other role carrying individual by other people through their thinking and opinions.

The situation mentioned in the question is of false role assignment where the researcher is interpreted as the doctor by the society people because he carries drugs and aspirin.

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answer; the above statement is (true);