After Predicting World Events,such as Whether Quebec Would Separate from Canada,mistaken

question 185

Multiple Choice

After predicting world events,such as whether Quebec would separate from Canada,mistaken experts maintained that they were "almost right." This attitude is an example of

• A) overconfidence.
• B) random sampling.
• C) the placebo effect.
• D) the testing effect.

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Management By Objectives

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Merit System

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