General Studies · Cognition and Heuristics
Which of the following is correct regarding the given Assertion (A) and Reason (R)? Assertion (A): People generally assume that a random process, such as a coin flip, will always produce results that look random even in short sequences. Reason (R): The representativeness heuristic leads people to evaluate the likelihood of an event based on how much it resembles its underlying process.
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- 1(A) is false but (R) is true
- 2(A) is true but (R) is false
- 3Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)✓
- 4Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
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