Jeremy Is Married to Amy, Who Abandoned Him in 2017

question 124

Multiple Choice

Jeremy is married to Amy, who abandoned him in 2017. He has not seen or communicated with her since April of that year. He maintains a household in which their son, Evan, lives. Evan is age 25 and earns over $6,000 each year. For tax year 2018, Jeremy's filing status is:

• A) Married, filing jointly.
• B) Head of household.
• C) Married, filing separately.
• D) Surviving spouse.
• E) Single.

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The bias towards finding, interpreting, selecting, and recollecting evidence in ways that validate one's prior beliefs or notions.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, known also as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Eyewitness

A person who directly observes an event, like a crime, and can provide testimony about what happened.

Memory Accuracy

The extent to which a person's recollection of past events or information is correct and free from errors or distortions.