What Cognitive Bias Results from the Tendency to Generalize Inappropriately

question 48

Multiple Choice

What cognitive bias results from the tendency to generalize inappropriately from a small sample or from a single vivid event or episode?

• A)Prior hypotheses
• B)Systematic errors
• C)Escalating commitment
• D)Representative bias
• E)The illusion of control

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