The hot hand in basketball: On the misperception of random sequences

@article{Gilovich1985TheHH,
  title={The hot hand in basketball: On the misperception of random sequences},
  author={Thomas Gilovich and Roberto Vallone and Amos Tversky},
  journal={Cognitive Psychology},
  year={1985},
  volume={17},
  pages={295-314}
}
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