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From our learning this unit we discovered that there are 5 different types of behavioral traps; the (1) time delay trap, (2) investment trap, (3) deterioration trap, (4) ignorance trap, (5) collective trap. Behavioral traps are almost always identified in hindsight but an awareness of them can help us, as decision makers, avoid becoming "trapped".

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Based on your reading and research during Unit 4, in your opinion, which one of the 5 behavioral traps do you believe is the easiest to fall into and which one is the easiest to avoid?

Identify an example of how an individual may fall into one of the traps you identified. Make sure you don't use an example from the chat sessions or one previously posted by a fellow student.

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The behavioral trap is an anticipating mode of work, which is commenced by the individuals or groups. It is unwanted and unmanageable to get away with. Deterioration trap is one of the behavior traps, which is easiest to fall under. The deterioration trap is one of the guises of psychological entrapment, in which the things that commenced well ...

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