Which of the following is NOT a common perceptual or cognitive error?
A) probability errors
B) self-fulfilling prophecy
C) Schnekler's error
D) gambler's error

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There is no perceptual or cognitive error called "Schnekler's error." The rest, however, are common perceptual or cognitive errors. Probability errors are the result of a poor understanding of how probabilities work. Gambler's error is a particular type of probability error in which someone mistakenly believes that past occurrences of an event affect the probability of the event's happening now. A gambler that believes there is a good chance of winning a game of chance simply because he or she has a lost a lot of previous games has succumbed to the gambler's error. Self-fulfilling prophecies are when our own biases and preconceptions alter our behavior in such a way as to make instances of those biases occur. For example, a person that believes that it's impossible to make an A in a course may not study as hard as he or she would have otherwise and, as a result, may fail to make a A in that course.

Which of the Following Is NOT a Common Perceptual or Cognitive