Three Years Ago,the City of Recker Committed to Build a Park

question 58

Multiple Choice

Three years ago,the City of Recker committed to build a park and music venue by the river.It was expected to cost $2.5 million and be paid for from an additional meals tax in the community.The residents pushed back.Local restaurants suffered as people ate out less or patronized restaurants in neighboring communities.The project has stalled,but the town council kept pushing it on.This spring,a flood devastated the venue. The town council appears to have suffered from _______ bias.

• A) confirmation
• B) availability
• C) escalation of commitment
• D) overconfidence
• E) framing

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Definitions:

Collective Behaviour

Actions and expressions carried out by a group of people who are loosely organized, often spontaneous, and outside of institutional norms or conventions.

Social Change

Significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and cultural values and norms of a society.

Reformist Movements

Social or political movements that seek to bring about change within the existing system, as opposed to advocating for radical changes.

Social Structure

The organized pattern of social relationships and social institutions that together compose society, guiding and constraining individual and group behavior.