Malcolm has been watching a roulette-type game at a local charity bazaar.The game has only 10 numbers on the wheel,and every number except 8 has come up as a winner during the last 15 minutes.Malcolm decides to bet $10 on number 8,because it has to come up eventually.What has influenced Malcolm's choice in this case

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Malcolm's decision is influenced by the gambler's fallacy, which suggests that past events influence the probability of future outcomes in a random process. However, in reality, each spin of the roulette wheel is an independent event, and the probability of number 8 coming up is still the same as it was before.

Malcolm Has Been Watching a Roulette-Type Game at a Local