Phyllis Stintson needs to decide whether to start a campaign against deforestation in Indonesia. Though her research team has provided substantial information on the high feasibility of the project, Stintson does not go ahead with the project. Stintson's decision is most likely influenced by which of the following if she made the decision by drawing unconscious references from several different experiences in the past?
A) optimization
B) intuition
C) fundamental attribution error
D) framing effect
E) anchoring bias

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If Stintson is making her decision by drawing upon unconscious references from past experiences, then her decision-making process is likely based on intuition rather than rational analysis or the influence of biases such as the framing effect or anchoring bias. While optimization is a valid decision-making technique, there is no indication that Stintson is using it in this scenario. The fundamental attribution error is a bias that affects how people interpret the behavior of others, which is not relevant to Stintson's decision.

Phyllis Stintson Needs to Decide Whether to Start a Campaign