What is the 'gambler's fallacy'?

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asked Jan 14 in Psychology by JonathonDHag (310 points)

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answered Jan 14 by DianHolliday (450 points)

The gambler's fallacy is the belief that an event is more likely to happen or less likely to happen based on the outcome of previous events.

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