Which of the Following Is an Example of the Gambler's

question 85

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of the gambler's fallacy?

• A) If you flip a coin six times and it comes up heads each time, when you flip for the seventh time the odds are better that it will come up tails.
• B) People think that housing prices will continue to rise because they have continually risen over the past 10 years.
• C) If I send my resume to enough employers, the law of averages says that someone will eventually hire me.
• D) all of the above

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