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PhilipSeeMore

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on: Jul 7, 2018
When Berry wrecked the company car, his boss immediately assumed that the accident occurred because Berry was careless. He never considered that another driver could have hit the car. This perceptual bias is called:
 
  A) the first-impression error.
  B) the fundamental attribution error.
  C) selective perception.
  D) the halo effect.

Question 2

Decision making would best be described as an exercise in:
 
  A) evaluating people. B) establishing goals.
  C) making profits. D) evaluating trade -offs.


cegalasso

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

Props to you, cheers.

Answer to Question 2

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