Hunter Is the R&D Manager at a Technology Company

question 26

Multiple Choice

Hunter is the R&D manager at a technology company. He started a project for a new operating system that has shown evidence of difficulties in implementation. However, Hunter can't admit that his project will not work, and continues to invest his team's time and budget to the project. Finally, the CEO calls Hunter to her office to ask him to ditch the project and to tell him he suffers from ________ bias.

• A) framing
• B) overconfidence
• C) representativeness
• D) anchor
• E) escalation of commitment

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