Miryam Has Been Following the Provincial Lottery for Over a Year,and

question 170

Multiple Choice

Miryam has been following the provincial lottery for over a year,and she has a record of the number of times every number has been selected.She is going to start purchasing tickets for each draw with the same six-number combination on each ticket.She is going to choose the six numbers that have occurred the least frequently in the last year because she is sure they will be picked eventually.What has influenced Miryam's choice of numbers in this case

• A) availability heuristic 
• B) conjunction fallacy 
• C) base rate fallacy 
• D) gambler's fallacy

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