As discussed in the text, there are a number of cognitive tendencies found among gamblers that have the effect of encouraging these people to keep gambling. One of the MOST common is the tendency to see losses as ____

a. "near wins" (not losses at all)
b. "par for the course" (as a certain number of losses are expected)
c. "practice runs" (helping to improve technique in the long term)
d. "not their fault" (special exceptions due to circumstances)


A

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