Melinda Is Assigned a Task on Monday That Needs to Be

question 40

Multiple Choice

Melinda is assigned a task on Monday that needs to be completed by Friday.She decides to begin the task on Thursday as she estimates that the task will take her two days to complete,but the task will take her three days.This underestimation of how long it will take to complete a task is called:

• A)self-handicapping.
• B)impact bias.
• C)planning fallacy.
• D)spotlight effect.

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