________ Is a Cognitive Bias That Leads Managers to Form

question 56

Multiple Choice

________ is a cognitive bias that leads managers to form judgments based on small and unrepresentative samples.

• A) Cognitive dissonance
• B) Ego-defensiveness
• C) Representativeness
• D) Illusion of control

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Definitions:

Conscious Awareness

The state of being fully alert and aware of one’s thoughts, feelings, and environment.

Information Processing

A cognitive approach that likens the mind to a computer, focusing on how information is encoded, stored, and retrieved.

Cerebral Hemisphere

One of the two halves of the brain (left or right) in vertebrates, responsible for control over the opposite side of the body and different functions such as language and logic (left hemisphere) or spatial and creative tasks (right hemisphere).

Plasticity

The brain's ability to change and adapt as a result of experience or injury.