An activity has eight weeks allotted to it, but we should be able to do it in five weeks. Waiting three weeks before getting started on it is an example of the _____________________.
A) project buffer approach
B) common sense approach
C) professor approach
D) academic approach
E) student syndrome

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The "student syndrome" refers to the tendency to delay starting a task until the last possible moment, relying on the pressure of a deadline to motivate completion. In this scenario, waiting three weeks before beginning an activity that could be completed in five weeks, despite having eight weeks available, exemplifies this behavior.

An Activity Has Eight Weeks Allotted to It, but We