Given the Research on Cognitive Errors and Biases, It Can

Multiple Choice

Given the research on cognitive errors and biases, it can be concluded that ____.

A) people are not nearly as smart as they are usually given credit for
B) people can be extremely unpredictable in terms of when and why they will engage in rational versus irrational decision-making styles
C) people rely on irrational thinking much of the time, but are still capable of engaging in careful, conscious thought when they need to make important decisions
D) these errors are extremely serious, and tend to have cumulatively biasing effects across time