Greg Pearce has seen his favorite college football team unexpectedly lose six games in a row, but he is convinced that his team will win this coming weekend. Pearce is guilty of the __________ bias.

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Greg Pearce's belief that his team is due for a win after a losing streak is an example of the gambler's fallacy, which is the incorrect belief that a series of the same outcome (in this case, losses) will increase the chances of a different outcome (a win) in the next event.

Greg Pearce Has Seen His Favorite College Football Team Unexpectedly