Herbert Simon Suggested That People Are Not Rational Maximizers but Satisficers

question 202

Multiple Choice

Herbert Simon suggested that people are not rational maximizers but satisficers, meaning that they choose a course of action that is

• A)personally satisfying, with a greater emphasis on personal consumption than on fairness.
• B)socially satisfying, with a greater emphasis on fairness than on personal consumption.
• C)good enough.
• D)risk averse.

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