Sponsors of a Local Charity Decided to Attract Wealthy Patrons

question 69

Multiple Choice

Sponsors of a local charity decided to attract wealthy patrons to its $500-a-plate dinner by allowing each patron to buy a set of 20 tickets for the gaming tables. The chance of winning a prize for each of the 20 plays is 50-50. If you bought 20 tickets,what is the chance of winning 15 or more prizes?

• A)0.250
• B)0.021
• C)0.006
• D)0.750

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Definitions:

Top-Down Processing

The cognitive process that involves understanding an environment or situation based on prior knowledge and expectations.

Visual Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on particular visual information while ignoring other visual stimuli.

Cocktail-Party Effect

The ability to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, much like tuning into a single conversation in a noisy environment.

Selection

The process of choosing or making a decision from a set of alternatives, often used in contexts like recruitment, purchasing, or research methodology.