Much of the time, people are interested in keeping their options open rather than making restrictive, final decisions. Two biases that help them avoid making decisions are ____.
A) the status quo bias and the certainty bias
B) the omission bias and the certainty bias
C) temporal discounting and the certainty bias
D) the status quo bias and the omission bias

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The status quo bias and the omission bias are two biases that help people avoid making decisions by keeping their options open and avoiding the possibility of making a wrong choice. The certainty bias is not directly related to avoiding decision-making, and temporal discounting is more related to the value we place on rewards or costs that occur in the future versus the present. Therefore, option D is the best choice.

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