Suppose You Flip a Fair Coin Five Times and Get

question 15

Multiple Choice

Suppose you flip a fair coin five times and get a "heads" each time.Your friend insists that your next flip certainly will come up as "tails." Is your friend correct?

• A)No, though the gambler's fallacy makes us think this, it is not a guarantee that the next flip will be "tails."
• B)Yes, due to the gambler's fallacy.
• C)No, it probably is impossible to get "tails" with this particular coin.
• D)While you should get "tails," you're probably more likely to get "heads."

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