Linda is the manager of a graphic design company. Her IT team asked for her consent to upgrade the editing software used by employees. Linda remembered that when such an upgrade was made in the previous month, all the systems crashed, and work was affected for several days. So, she refused to give consent for the upgrade even though such upgrades had been generally useful in the past. Which human compromise has influenced this decision?
A) Recency syndrome
B) Simplicity
C) Bounded rationality
D) Stereotype

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Linda's decision was influenced by recency syndrome, as she based her decision on the most recent experience of a system crash following a similar upgrade, rather than considering the general usefulness of such upgrades in the past.

Linda Is the Manager of a Graphic Design Company