Escalation of Commitment Is More Likely to Occur When

Multiple Choice

Escalation of commitment is more likely to occur when:

A) the decision maker has a strong need to justify their decision.
B) the costs of ending the project are high or unknown.
C) the decision maker screens out negative information about the decision due to perceptual defense.
D) the decision maker dislikes losing a particular amount more than he/she likes gaining the same amount.
E) all of these conditions exist.