The Top-Down Method of Estimating When the Pooled Experience of Senior

question 5

Multiple Choice

The top-down method of estimating when the pooled experience of senior and / or middle managers are used to estimate the total project duration and cost is the _________ method.

• A) ratio
• B) consensus
• C) apportion
• D) function point
• E) learning curves

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Definitions:

Behaviorist Theory

A theory in psychology that emphasizes the importance of observable behaviors over internal processes and posits that behavior is learned from the environment.

Learning Theories

Frameworks that describe how information is absorbed, processed, and retained during learning, explaining how individuals acquire, retain, and recall knowledge.

Conscious Mind

The aspect of mind that is aware of internal and external events, experiences, and thoughts.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, known for his theories on the unconscious mind, mechanisms of repression, and the psychosexual stages of development.