Because He Erroneously Believes That Older Workers Are Not as Motivated

question 183

Multiple Choice

Because he erroneously believes that older workers are not as motivated as younger workers to work hard,a factory foreman is especially vigilant for any signs of laziness among his senior workers.His supervision strategy best illustrates

• A) the availability heuristic.
• B) an algorithm.
• C) confirmation bias.
• D) framing.

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