Jenny, a 19yearold college student, is playing online blackjack and tells her friends that she just "gets a feeling" and bets accordingly, and so far she has won. Since her hunches have been really on target lately, she plans to bet a little more money
Jenny is exhibiting which of the cognitive distortions that lead to a gambling addiction?
a. luck as a trait
b. the gambler's fallacy
c. overinterpretation of cues
d. selective memory
ANSWER: c
Psychology
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