Gene Plays Another Hour of Computer Games Rather Than Study

question 21

Multiple Choice

Gene plays another hour of computer games rather than study for the hour even though he knows that the next day when he takes his test he will regret his decision.Gene is showing

• A)the endowment effect.
• B)bounded rationality.
• C)bounded self-interest.
• D)bounded willpower.
• E)bad judgment.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a formerly neutral stimulus that has become conditioned after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus that naturally produces a response.

Time Delay

Time Delay refers to the period between an action being initiated and its outcome or effect being observed.

Generalization

The process of applying conclusions or rules derived from specific instances to broader contexts.

Classical Conditioning

A habituation technique that involves repeatedly combining two stimuli, eventually resulting in a response first provoked by the second stimulus being provoked by the first stimulus alone.