Many Faces of the Gambler's Fallacy: Subjective Randomness and Its Diverse Manif

Description: Many Faces of the Gambler's Fallacy by Raphael Falk, R.S. Nickerson, Clifford Konold Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The series of heads and tails obtained when tossing a fair coin exemplifies a random sequence. Randomness defies a strict definition, yet it is widely used in daily and scientific discourse. When perceiving or producing randomness, people err by exaggeratedly expecting a change after a few identical symbols. This is the gamblers fallacy (GF). Diverse real manifestations of GF, in casino or lottery decisions, expressions in fiction and art, and uses in deciphering codes, are all described, interwoven with stories and anecdotes. The roots of GF are presumably ascribed to ones inability to forget or ignore previous stimuli in a sequence. Students, not only of psychology, and other inquisitive readers may find the GF issue challenging. Author Biography Ruma Falk, nee Oren-Aharonovich, born in Jerusalem in 1932, is professor emeritus of psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She studied mathematics, statistics and psychology at the Hebrew University, including one (rewarding) academic year (1954/5) at Stockholms University (then Högskola) in Sweden, and spent sabbaticals at Decision Research in Eugene, Oregon, Berlins Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Harvard University. R. F. had been teaching courses in statistics, probability, the psychology of chance, and problem solving in several departments of the Hebrew University (psychology, school of education, and others) for many years. Her research deals with the perception of randomness (PhD dissertation supervised by Amos Tversky), and with the surprisingness of coincidences. She published articles on probabilistic and mathematical issues as well as on her research concerning the development of the concept of probability and the notion of the infinity of numbers in children. One book in English and two in Hebrew were devoted to problems, puzzles and their analyses. Ruma has been cooperating through all the stages with her husband (since 1953), Raphael, a geneticist who specialized in the history and philosophy of science. They have two children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Details ISBN 1540657701 ISBN-13 9781540657701 Title Many Faces of the Gambler's Fallacy Author Raphael Falk, R.S. Nickerson, Clifford Konold Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 198 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:130658600; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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