Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

1) People who engage in mental accounting are more likely to purchase overpriced warranties.
2) According to behavioral economists, people tend to put too much weight on the future when
they make decisions.
3) Time inconsistency refers to the phenomenon where your present self misjudges what your
future self will do.
4) Time inconsistency refers to the persistent underestimation of how long a task will take to
perform.

1) T
2) F
3) T
4) F

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