Bounded Self-Interest

question 29

Multiple Choice

Bounded self-interest

• A)is limited by the computing power of the human brain.
• B)prevents us from making a decision that we know,at the time of implementing the decision,we will later regret.
• C)is the tendency for people to value something more highly simply because they own it.
• D)results in sometimes suppressing our own interests to help others.
• E)is the tendency for people to value something more highly simply because a friend owns it.

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