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

question 26

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) Mental accounting
• C) Endowment effect
• D) Confirmation bias
• E) Overoptimism

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Definitions:

Authority Transfer

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Predecessor

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