When People Make Short-Range Decisions (E

question 186

Multiple Choice

When people make short-range decisions (e.g., what they are going to do that week) rather than long-range decisions (e.g., decisions about things that are far off in the future) , they tend to focus more on ____.

• A)intrinsic rewards rather than extrinsic rewards
• B)the cultural or social significance of things
• C)high levels of meaning
• D)practical constraints

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Definitions:

Dixiecrats

A political party officially known as the States' Rights Democratic Party, formed in 1948 by Southern Democrats in opposition to the federal civil rights initiatives.

Taft-Hartley Act

A 1947 federal law that restricted the activities and power of labor unions, including limiting strikes and requiring union leaders to swear they were not communists.

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance formed for mutual defense against aggression, primarily established in 1949.

Marshall Plan

An American initiative passed in 1948 to aid Western Europe, in which the U.S. gave over $12 billion for economic recovery post-World War II to counter the spread of communism.