Anytime Ted Analyzes a Proposed Project, He Always Assigns a Much

question 38

Multiple Choice

Anytime Ted analyzes a proposed project, he always assigns a much higher probability of success to the project than is warranted by the information he has gathered. Ted suffers from which one of the following?

• A) Frame dependence.
• B) Overconfidence.
• C) Gambler's fallacy.
• D) Confirmation bias.
• E) Over-optimism.

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