Buyer's Remorse,in Which One Makes a Purchase and Then Regrets

question 85

Multiple Choice

Buyer's remorse,in which one makes a purchase and then regrets doing so,is an example of ________.

• A) anchoring
• B) hindsight bias
• C) self-serving bias
• D) fundamental attribution error
• E) cognitive dissonance

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Definitions:

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