Behavioral economists believe that people:
A. assess current and future options equally well.
B. do not care about fairness, especially if it impairs their ability to get what they want.
C. make errors in decision making because of problems such as bad information, but such
errors are random and generally not repeated by the same individual.
D. often succumb to temptation.
Answer: D
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false