Asked by Jacqueline Garcia on Sep 26, 2024

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For the rest of his life,Joaquin thinks that all aliens must be peaceful because the aliens he met were peaceful.This is an example of which type of biased decision-making strategy

A) The Gambler's Fallacy
B) Confirmation Bias
C) The Law of Small Numbers
D) Belief Perseverance

Law of Small Numbers

A cognitive bias that leads people to draw broad conclusions from small samples of data.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Gambler's Fallacy

The erroneous belief that if a particular event occurs more frequently than normal during the past, it is less likely to happen in the future, or vice versa, in situations that are truly random.

  • Understand the influence of cognitive biases on one’s decision-making and judgement.
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Swarnangshu Mukhopadhyay3 days ago
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The Law of Small Numbers refers to the error of drawing broad conclusions from a small sample of evidence. Joaquin's assumption that all aliens are peaceful based on his single encounter is an example of this bias.