Chris Leaves for Work Every Morning at 6:15 A

question 111

Multiple Choice

Chris leaves for work every morning at 6:15 a.m. even though he doesn't need to be at work until 8:00. He leaves when he does so he can avoid traffic jams, although this means that he is usually about 40 minutes early for work. In deciding when to leave for work, Chris is using __________

• A) heuristics.
• B) elimination by aspects.
• C) the additive strategy.
• D) reasoning.

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