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rayancarla1

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When decision makers seek out information that reaffirms their past choices and discount information that contradicts past judgments, they are exhibiting the ________.
 
  A) hindsight bias
  B) availability bias
  C) representation bias
  D) confirmation bias

Question 2

The ________ describes how decision makers fixate on initial information as a starting point and then, once set, fail to adequately adjust for subsequent information.
 
  A) anchoring effect
  B) selective perception effect
  C) confirmation bias
  D) framing bias


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Reply #1 on: Jul 7, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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Reply 2 on: Jul 7, 2018
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