Herb, a tennis player, has been struggling to develop a more consistent serve. He made the following remark to his partner during the second set of a recent match: "I feel like I'm making progress. I haven't double-faulted once today." He then served two double-faults, which caused him to say, "Every time I say I haven't double-faulted, I immediately start to." Herb's perception may have been influenced by:

Instructions: In order to receive full credit, you must make a selection for each option. For correct answer (s), click the box once to place a check mark. For incorrect answer (s), click the option twice to empty the box.

regression to the mean. unanswered

the availability huerisitic. unanswered

the sunk cost effect. unanswered

the present-aim standard of rationality.

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Keaton Higgins

Mathematics

17 July, 01:06

Herb, a tennis player, has been struggling to develop a more consistent serve. He made the following remark to his partner during the second set of a recent match: "I feel like I'm making progress. I haven't double-faulted once today." He then served two double-faults, which caused him to say, "Every time I say I haven't double-faulted, I immediately start to." Herb's perception may have been influenced by:

Instructions: In order to receive full credit, you must make a selection for each option. For correct answer (s), click the box once to place a check mark. For incorrect answer (s), click the option twice to empty the box.

regression to the mean. unanswered

the availability huerisitic. unanswered

the sunk cost effect. unanswered

the present-aim standard of rationality.

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Francesca Jenkins · Answer 1

Check once on regression to the mean

Check once on the availability hubristic

Check twice on sink cost effect

Check twice on the present aim standard of rationality.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since herb is driven by emotion and happenstance and not by actual overall statistics this seems like the way to answer the question.