Mike and Penny Meet in an Internet Chat Room

question 101

Multiple Choice

Mike and Penny meet in an Internet chat room.In which of the following cases is Penny most likely to appear warm,outgoing,and confident?

• A) if she is physically unattractive
• B) if Mike believes that she is physically attractive
• C) if she is certain that Mike does not know what she looks like
• D) if she feels their conversation provides more rewards than costs

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Definitions:

Majority rule

A decision-making process where the option that receives more than half of the votes wins.

Arrow's Impossibility Theorem

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Difficulties

Challenges or situations that require effort to overcome.

Borda Count

A voting method that ranks options or candidates based on points assigned by voters' preferences rather than a single preference vote.