What can we conclude from research looking at the ‘hot hand' in basketball?

a. There is support for the notion that a basketball player is more likely to make a basket following a hit rather than a miss.
b. People often tend to see patterns in truly random sequences.
c. People make judgments based on the ease with which they can recall relevant examples.
d. People often fail to consider personality information when estimating the likelihood of an event.

Answer: B

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