Alicia Is an Avid Online Poker Player

question 24

Multiple Choice

Alicia is an avid online poker player. She spends hours every day playing poker online. Initially, she played because she really enjoyed the game and it gave her an exciting feeling. However, over the past few months she has noticed that she experiences higher anxiety levels if she has not played in a while and she feels like she needs to play to reduce this anxiety.
-Alicia has not won a game in a while,and yet she continues to play despite her lengthy losing streak.What do you expect happened when Alicia first started playing

• A) She won every single game she played for the first few days.
• B) She won every third or so game she played for the first few days.
• C) She won every couple of hours or so for the first few days.
• D) She won sporadically for the first few days that she played.

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