"Time Compression" and the Ability to Pose "What-If?" Questions Are

question 15

Multiple Choice

"Time compression" and the ability to pose "what-if?" questions are elements of:

• A) setting up a probability distribution for important variables.
• B) the disadvantages of simulation.
• C) physical simulations but not mathematical simulations.
• D) the advantages of simulation.
• E) the broad threefold idea of simulation.

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Definitions:

Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon

A tactic that involves getting a person to agree to a small request to increase the chances they will agree to a larger request later.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for people to over-emphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while under-emphasizing situational explanations.

Peripheral Route Persuasion

A method of persuasion that relies on superficial cues rather than the logical argumentation or the content of the message itself.

Cognitive Dissonance

The discomfort in one's mind caused by holding several contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values concurrently.