Use the suggested textbook to answer the following question; if you have access to the recommended...

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Use the suggested textbook to answer the following question; if you have access to the recommended textbooks/references, search for the topics in Module 3 in other textbooks or through the Internet. 1. On June 17, 2010, now U.S. President Joe Biden predicted the following, "More people are going to get jobs this summer." However, by August 2010, private-sector job growth fell by two-thirds, and unemployment rose to 9.8 percent in November 2010. 2. Answer the following questions: Despite the difficulty of making predictions, many people make confident assertions about what will happen in the future. Why do you think this happens? What error(s) of perception or decision-making do you identify in such a prediction? Do you recall any predictions you have made that did not turn out as you expected? Why do you think it is so difficult to make accurate predictions? Use the suggested textbook to answer the following question; if you have access to the recommended textbooks/references, search for the topics in Module 3 in other textbooks or through the Internet. 1. On June 17, 2010, now U.S. President Joe Biden predicted the following, "More people are going to get jobs this summer." However, by August 2010, private-sector job growth fell by two-thirds, and unemployment rose to 9.8 percent in November 2010. 2. Answer the following questions: Despite the difficulty of making predictions, many people make confident assertions about what will happen in the future. Why do you think this happens? What error(s) of perception or decision-making do you identify in such a prediction? Do you recall any predictions you have made that did not turn out as you expected? Why do you think it is so difficult to make accurate predictions?