The Belief That an Event Is More Likely to Occur

question 182

Multiple Choice

The belief that an event is more likely to occur if it has not occurred recently is consistent with the ​

• A)availability heuristic.
• B)representativeness heuristic.
• C)gambler's fallacy.
• D)conjunction fallacy.

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