Even though Tyra knows that most people take much longer than they anticipate in completing their dissertations (sometimes even years longer), she is certain that she will be able to conduct her dissertation research, write her dissertation, and defend it to the members of the dissertation committee, all within nine months. She is sure that if she works hard, she will be able to successfully finish per schedule. Tyra appears to be ____.
A)a victim of the planning fallacy
B)showing evidence of the Zeigarnik effect
C)a victim of the omission bias
D)an entity theorist

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Tyra's belief that she can complete her dissertation much faster than is typical, despite evidence to the contrary, is an example of the planning fallacy. The planning fallacy is a cognitive bias where people underestimate the time, costs, and risks of future actions and overestimate the benefits, leading to a belief that projects can be completed more quickly or more cheaply than is actually the case.

Even Though Tyra Knows That Most People Take Much Longer