Suppose That a Coin Is Flipped 20 Times

question 46

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a coin is flipped 20 times. The first 19 flips are all heads. Is the last flip more likely to be heads, more likely to be tails, or equally likely to be heads or tails? When people engage in the gambler's fallacy, they ____.

• A) say that the last flip is more likely to be heads
• B) say that the last flip is more likely to be tails
• C) say that the last flip is more likely to be heads OR say that the last flip is more likely to be tails
• D) say that the last flip is equally likely to be heads or tails

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