Bill spends hundreds of dollars a month buying lottery tickets hoping to get rich because he barely earns minimum wage. Bill is aware that the odds of winning any amount in the lottery are 1 in 7 million. Bill is guilty of
base rate neglect.
magical thinking.
economy of thought.
sunk cost fallacy.
base rate neglect.
Psychology
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Psychology
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Psychology