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Match the Acid-Base Imbalance, Labelled A

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Match the acid-base imbalance, labelled a. through d., that might occur in each of the situations listed. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.)
-excessive ingestion of alkaline drugs such as NaHCO₃


Definitions:

Self-Control Problems

Refers to the difficulty people have in sticking with earlier plans and avoiding suboptimal decisions when finally confronted with a particular decision-making situation. A manifestation of time inconsistency and potentially avoidable by using precommitments.

Time Inconsistency

The tendency of people to change their plans about future actions due to a preference for immediate gratification over future reward.

Cognitive Bias

A systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment, whereby inferences about other people and situations may be drawn in an illogical fashion.

Behavioral Economics

An area within economics analyzing how various psychological, emotional, cognitive, cultural, and social elements affect the decision-making processes in economics of both individuals and organizations.

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