Sunk costs
The sunk cost fallacy refers to the idea that a person will often continue to invest resources such as time, money, or effort into a specific course of action, even if it is failing.
The sunk cost fallacy contribute to the status quo bias because the more a person invests in a status quo, the more likely they will continue to invest in it.
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