A survey among tenants of shared apartments asked each tenant what percentage of the cleaning around the apartment he or she does.The survey found that aggregating the percentages for each apartment produces an average of much more than 100%.This result may be due to what bias?
A)Ease of recall.
B)Insensitivity to sample size.
C)Insensitivity to base rates.
D)The conjunction fallacy.

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The result is likely due to ease of recall bias, where individuals overestimate their contributions because the tasks they personally complete are more memorable to them.

A Survey Among Tenants of Shared Apartments Asked Each Tenant