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I need a new pair of shoes to wear on an interview. I shop for 3 hours, trying on shoes in several different stores, and finally find a pair that I think will work. But when I get them home, they don't go with the outfit I chose for the interview as well as I hoped. However, I decide to keep them anyway because I already spent so much time shopping for shoes. This examples shows O the inertia bias. O the loss aversion bias. O groupthink. O the decoy effect.

          I need a new pair of shoes to wear on an interview. I shop for 3 hours, trying on shoes in several
different stores, and finally find a pair that I think will work. But when I get them home, they
don't go with the outfit I chose for the interview as well as I hoped. However, I decide to keep
them anyway because I already spent so much time shopping for shoes. This examples shows
O the inertia bias.
O the loss aversion bias.
O groupthink.
O the decoy effect.

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I need a new pair of shoes to wear on an interview. I shop for 3 hours, trying on shoes in several
different stores, and finally find a pair that I think will work. But when I get them home, they
don't go with the outfit I chose for the interview as well as I hoped. However, I decide to keep
them anyway because I already spent so much time shopping for shoes. This examples shows
O the inertia bias.
O the loss aversion bias.
O groupthink.
O the decoy effect.

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02/20/2024

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This fallacy occurs when people continue to invest in a decision, even if it is no longer the best option, because they have already invested time, money, or effort into it. Show more…

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I need a new pair of shoes to wear on an interview. I shop for 3 hours, trying on shoes in several different stores, and finally find a pair that I think will work. But when I get them home, they don't go with the outfit I chose for the interview as well as I hoped. However, I decide to keep them anyway because I already spent so much time shopping for shoes. This examples shows Othe inertia bias. Othe loss aversion bias. O groupthink. Othe decoy effect.

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