June Is Trying to Decide on Which Car to Buy

question 67

Multiple Choice

June is trying to decide on which car to buy. She is overwhelmed by all of the information about various aspects of all of the different makes and models and she can't even create a short list of her top preferences. It could be said that June lacks __________ that would allow her to only attend to the information she needs for decision making and minimize the rest.

• A) bottom-up processing
• B) schemas
• C) cognitive economy
• D) disconfirmation strategies

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Definitions:

Specific Factors

Elements or conditions that are distinct and contribute to a particular outcome or situation.

Prototype

The object that has the greatest number of attributes characteristic of the concept and that is therefore the most typical member of that concept.

Attribute

A feature of an object or event that varies from one instance to another.

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an individual organism, consisting of the inherited alleles that dictate traits or characteristics.