"There Are No Coincidences

question 49

Multiple Choice

"There are no coincidences. If something bad has happened to you, you must have done something to deserve it." This statement might be made by someone with the ________.

• A) framing bias
• B) self-serving bias
• C) availability bias
• D) randomness bias

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Definitions:

Enolate

An ion formed by the deprotonation of an alpha carbon of a carbonyl compound, involved in many important organic reactions.

Carbonyl

A functional group characterized by a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom (C=O).

Pka Values

A quantitative measure of the strength of an acid in solution, representing the acid dissociation constant logarithmically.

Equilibrium

A state in a chemical reaction where the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction, leading to constant concentrations of reactants and products.