A project task is scheduled to begin on Monday and is estimated to require five days of full-time work for the assigned team member, Chauncey. He has delayed beginning any work on the task until Thursday afternoon and believes he can finish by the end of the day Friday. Which of the following phenomena best describes what has influenced Chauncey's behavior?
A) Student Syndrome
B) Escalation of Commitment
C) Statistical Variation Among Dependent Events
D) Parkinson's Law
E) Murphy's Law

Question

A project task is scheduled to begin on Monday and is estimated to require five days of full-time work for the assigned team member, Chauncey. He has delayed beginning any work on the task until Thursday afternoon and believes he can finish by the end of the day Friday. Which of the following phenomena best describes what has influenced Chauncey's behavior? 
A) Student Syndrome
B) Escalation of Commitment
C) Statistical Variation Among Dependent Events
D) Parkinson's Law
E) Murphy's Law

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Student Syndrome refers to the phenomenon where individuals delay starting a task until the last possible moment, believing they can complete it right before the deadline. This is exactly what Chauncey is doing by waiting until Thursday afternoon to begin a task scheduled for five days.

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