Michael has to choose an online course to improve his skills. After much deliberation, he chooses a course on marketing. After a few weeks, Michael feels that he does not enjoy the course and wishes he had picked another course. Although he still has the option to select another course, Michael decides to stick to the marketing course. This scenario is an example of ____.
A)temporal discounting
B)the status quo bias
C)error management theory
D)the certainty effect

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Michael's decision to stick with the marketing course despite not enjoying it and having the option to choose another course is an example of the status quo bias. This bias refers to the preference to keep things the same or maintain a previous decision rather than change, even if there might be better alternatives available.

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