________ Describes the Situation When Someone Decides to Continue to Follow

question 18

Multiple Choice

________ describes the situation when someone decides to continue to follow a failing course of action.

• A) The ratio bias effect
• B) The self-serving bias
• C) The gambler's fallacy
• D) An escalation of commitment
• E) The fundamental attribution error

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