Trying to Cover Up a Wrongdoing and Risking Public Trial

question 134

Multiple Choice

Trying to cover up a wrongdoing and risking public trial and expensive court costs,instead of admitting a mistake,is an example of

• A)representative heuristic.
• B)availability heuristic.
• C)escalation of commitment.
• D)risk aversion.
• E)risk hindsight.

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Definitions:

Intelligence

The ability to learn, understand, and make judgments or have opinions that are based on reason.

Tacit Knowledge

Sternberg’s term for information that is not formally taught but is necessary to get ahead.

Critical

Pertaining to the analysis, assessment, or evaluation of the merit, fault, or significance of something.

Componential

Relating to the components or elements of something; in psychology, it often refers to Sternberg's componential analysis of intelligence, one aspect of his triarchic theory.