More time, more work: How time limits bias estimates of task scope and project duration

We propose that externally induced time limits on a task overly affect predictions of other people’s completion times for that task, due to an over-generalized association between the time available and inferred task scope. We find higher estimates of the time needed to complete a given task by ano...

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Main Authors: Indranil Goswami, Oleg Urminsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Judgment and Decision Making 2020-11-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/19/190918a/jdm190918a.pdf