Tyson Has Looked at All of His Syllabi and Has

question 161

Multiple Choice

Tyson has looked at all of his syllabi and has written in his calendar to begin his term paper five days before it is due in class. In the past, Tyson has never finished a term paper in less than ten days. But this time, he thinks it will be different because he is now smarter and more experienced. Tyson is making what kind of error in thinking?

• A) The self-fulfilling prophecy
• B) The statistical probability fallacy
• C) The planning fallacy
• D) The confirmation bias error

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