Bill Attends a Local Basketball Game

question 42

Multiple Choice

Bill attends a local basketball game. The teams are very unbalanced, the play is bad, and the score quickly reaches 36-2. At halftime, Bill realizes he's having no fun, so he leaves the game and goes home. Bill's behavior is not determined by:

• A)economic logic.
• B)sunk costs.
• C)utility maximization.
• D)opportunity cost.

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Definitions:

Excessively

To a degree or extent that exceeds what is normal or permissible.

Doctors

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Dopamine System

A complex network within the brain that's responsible for regulating pleasure, reward, and motivation, primarily through the neurotransmitter dopamine.

Brain

The organ in the head of humans and other vertebrates that controls the body's actions and responses, processes sensations, and is the center of thought and emotion.