Luck and Probability Quiz

What is the concept of 'Regression to the mean'?

• Random outcomes

• Returning to average after exceptional performance

• Staying at the same level

• Always improving performance

What did psychologist Richard Wiseman's research uncover about lucky people?

• They avoid taking chances

• They never make decisions based on gut feelings

• They expect bad things to happen

• They notice and act on chance opportunities

__________ events are almost guaranteed to happen if given enough opportunities.

• Probable

• Possible

• Improbable

• Impossible

What did the text suggest about exceptional performances in sports and tests?

• They always reflect true ability

• They are influenced by chance events

• They never regress to the mean

• They are predictable

Exceptional performances, good or bad, don’t always accurately reflect _______.

We have to accept that unpredictable events are out of our _______.

_________ affects a lot of what we do.

• Randomly

• Randomness

• Regression

• Regress

Luck seems to be where chance and __________ combines.

• consciousness
• unconsciousness

• conscious

• unconscious

This isn’t thanks to some _______ force pulling successful people to mediocrity.

• myth

• mysteriously

• mystery

• mysterious

The 1st Principle of luck is _______ chance opportunities