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Which of the Following Is an Example of the "Misunderstanding

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Which of the following is an example of the "misunderstanding or not using statistics" bias in thinking described in your text?


A) Matt thinks he did well in psychology because he is intelligent,but failed chemistry because his teacher was incompetent.
B) Meredith overestimates the likelihood of airplane accidents because she can easily recall one that happened recently.
C) Michael thinks that he must wear his lucky gym shorts in order to win the game.
D) John believes that a coin that has landed on heads three times in a row is more likely to be heads the next time it is flipped.

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