Assume That You Have a Drawer That Contains 19 Black

question 382

Multiple Choice

Assume that you have a drawer that contains 19 black socks and 13 blue socks. What is the minimum number of socks that you must take from the drawer to insure that you have a matching pair? The answer is 3 socks. Most people have difficulty determining the answer because

• A)they are distracted by irrelevant information
• B)of the belief bias
• C)they fail to apply deductive rules to new situations
• D)of a conflict with the availability heuristic

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