Jane thinks of a friend she has not seen or even thought about for many years. A
few minutes later, her phone rings, and that friend says hello. Jane is excited, and says
that it is a paranormal event.
What is a possible explanation for Jane's interpretation?
(a) people tend to focus on false alarms
(b) odd coincidences happen much more frequently than most people think
(c) the James Randi challenge
(d) limitations on working memory
(e) the representativeness heuristic
B
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25–50 50–100 100–125 125–150
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