There Are a Number of Cognitive Tendencies Found Among Gamblers

question 80

Multiple Choice

There are a number of cognitive tendencies found among gamblers that have the effect of encouraging these people to keep gambling. One of the MOST common is the tendency to see losses as ____.

• A)"near wins" (not losses at all)
• B)"par for the course" (as a certain number of losses are expected)
• C)"practice runs" (helping to improve technique in the long term)
• D)"not their fault" (special exceptions due to circumstances)

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Definitions:

Categories

Categories refer to classes or divisions in a classification system that group items, ideas, or entities based on common characteristics or attributes.

Chi-squared Goodness-of-fit

Chi-squared Goodness-of-fit tests how well observed data matches the expected data distribution in categories.

Two Categories

A classification into two distinct groups or divisions based on specific criteria.

Chi-squared Test

An analytical procedure utilized to check for a significant connection between two variables that are categorized.