A statistically unusual outcome that could occur by chance,such as getting five heads in a row when flipping a coin,is referred to as
A) the Barnum effect.
B) the "decline effect."
C) a run of luck.
D) a "cold reading."

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A statistically unusual outcome that could occur by chance, such as getting five heads in a row when flipping a coin, is referred to as a run of luck. This is not the Barnum effect, the "decline effect," or a "cold reading." The Barnum effect refers to the tendency for people to believe generic personality descriptions that could apply to anyone, while the "decline effect" refers to the phenomenon of a treatment or phenomenon appearing less effective as more research is conducted on it. A "cold reading" is a technique used by some psychics or fortune tellers to gather information about a subject without them realizing it.

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