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:

Experimenter

An individual who conducts research or experiments, typically in a scientific context, to test hypotheses and draw conclusions.

Manipulated

In experimental research, refers to the intentional changing or altering of the independent variable to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment or experimental condition and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Aggressively

Behavior characterized by assertiveness, boldness, or combativeness, often with the intent to dominate or control.