If a Penny Is Tossed Three Times and Comes Up

question 59

Multiple Choice

If a penny is tossed three times and comes up heads all three times, the probability of heads on the fourth trial is

• A)smaller than the probability of tails
• B)larger than the probability of tails
• C)1/16
• D)None of the other answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Ethnography of Communication

The study of communication practices within specific cultural contexts, exploring how communication shapes and reflects social life.

Communicative Act

In Hymes’s ethnography of communication, the smaller units of speech within a speech event—for example, asking a question or telling a joke.

Speech Event

In Hymes’s ethnography of communication, a specific speech activity—for example, an awards speech.

Speech Event

A specific instance in which communication occurs, structured by conventions and expectations of the participants and the context.