Joe,Meagan,Allison,and Timothy Are Classmates Who Must Complete a Major Course

question 63

Multiple Choice

Joe,Meagan,Allison,and Timothy are classmates who must complete a major course assignment,as a group,by April 15th.During the first meeting,held on February 15th,they make plans for completing the project.Studies of the planning fallacy suggest they will

• A)waste too much time planning out who will do what and when.
• B)underestimate the amount of time the group will need to complete its work.
• C)overestimate the amount of time the group will need to complete its work.
• D)spend much of their time thinking about problems that might slow their progress.
• E)make more accurate time estimates as a group than each one would if making plans individually.

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