An Example of the Application of the __________ Is the Executive

question 7

Multiple Choice

An example of the application of the __________ is the executive who makes salary increase recommendations for key personnel by simply adjusting their current base salaries by a percentage amount.

• A) representativeness heuristic
• B) anchoring and adjustment heuristic
• C) equivalence heuristic
• D) incremental change heuristic
• E) availability heuristic

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