Jake Had a Hypothesis About the Outcome of Ross and Samuels's

question 50

Multiple Choice

Jake had a hypothesis about the outcome of Ross and Samuels's (1993) study about the "Wall Street Game" and the "Community Game." Jake hypothesized that the players would respond based on their personalities,not just the name of the game they played.His hypothesis is most likely based on which tendency?

• A)gambler's fallacy
• B)construals
• C)direct social influence
• D)fundamental attribution error

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