Nigel Assumed That It Would Take Him Two Weeks to Complete

question 7

Multiple Choice

Nigel assumed that it would take him two weeks to complete his college project.However,it took him two months to complete his project.Nigel admits that he underestimated the time required to complete the project.This is an example of

• A)the planning fallacy.
• B)the bandwagon effect.
• C)omission bias.
• D)the false consensus effect.

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False Dichotomy

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