Students Routinely Underestimate How Much Time It Will Take Them

question 578

Multiple Choice

Students routinely underestimate how much time it will take them to complete assignments.This best illustrates the impact of:

• A) the framing effect.
• B) the availability heuristic.
• C) an algorithm.
• D) the planning fallacy.

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