Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding the People

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding the people dimension of the evaluation system?

• A) It is difficult to kill an idea in the early stage of product development as most of the people are yet to evaluate the idea.
• B) Late in the product development cycle, hurdles are usually easy to wave aside.
• C) Early in the life of a new product, the product idea may have little support outside of R&D.
• D) Late in the product development cycle, fewer people are likely to support the product idea.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining others' behaviors.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive rule of thumb that says that the perceived probability of an event or the importance assigned to it is based on its availability in memory.

Augmenting Principle

A principle in attribution theory suggesting that if an event occurs despite the presence of strong opposing forces, we should attribute the event to the actions of the agent.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.