Given the Research on Cognitive Errors and Biases, It Can

question 166

Multiple Choice

Given the research on cognitive errors and biases, it can be concluded that ____.

• A)people are not nearly as smart as they are usually given credit for
• B)people can be extremely unpredictable in terms of when and why they will engage in rational versus irrational decision-making styles
• C)people rely on irrational thinking much of the time, but are still capable of engaging in careful, conscious thought when they need to make important decisions
• D)these errors are extremely serious, and tend to have cumulatively biasing effects across time

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