Betty and David Decide to Conduct a Survey to Observe

question 19

Multiple Choice

Betty and David decide to conduct a survey to observe people's reaction to their innovative idea for a new product.With the help of an organization that conducts primary research,the couple are able to get the responses of people from their town.The results are very encouraging and they decide to start their company.What error have they committed?

• A)hypercorrection
• B)cognitive distortion
• C)law of small numbers
• D)defence mechanism
• E)overregularization

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