Have selection tool defaults changed in Photoshop CC 2014?

I've just noticed this new behavior. If I click on the Polygonal Lasso Tool Icon, it automatically flips over to the regular Lasso tool. If I click on the Magic Wand icon, it flips over to the Quick Selection Tool. If I click and hold, I can get the tool I want, but if I go to another tool then back to the Polygon Lasso icon, it flips again. If I click L, it works as it should, if the Polygon Lasso is visible in the Tool Bar.
Is this a bug, or a new default behavior?
Thanks
Edit: Upon further experimentation, this seems to be common with all the tools; if you change to the non-default tool, it will flip back to the default tool if you click on it later. I'm pretty sure this is new, because I used to leave certain tools activated, then click back on them as needed. Since this appears to be a default, can it be turned off?

Could be. I tried restarting, closing and reopening Photoshop. I just noticed this today, and I've been using CC 2014 since it came out. I'm using it on a relatively new iMac, but I don't think it has happened before, though I could be wrong. It's not the end of the world, but it is an annoyance.
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