Case 2-2 You and Ellen Are Cramming for Your Exam

question 93

Multiple Choice

Case 2-2 You and Ellen are cramming for your exam about the second phase of the program development life cycle, the design of the user interface. Ellen tells you the percentage of program design time that developers spend on the user interface. You think that she is exaggerating but then you double-check and see that she is right. What range does she give you?

• A) 25 percent to 40 percent
• B) 30 percent to 48 percent
• C) 35 percent to 60 percent
• D) 39 percent to 70 percent

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Definitions:

Multiple approach-avoidance

A conflict occurring when a person is faced with a decision that has both attractive and unappealing aspects.

Approach-avoidance

A psychological conflict that occurs when a single goal or situation has both positive and negative aspects that make the goal appealing and repelling simultaneously.

Avoidance-avoidance

A type of conflict that occurs when an individual is forced to choose between two equally unpleasant or undesirable alternatives.

Approach-approach

A conflict situation where an individual must choose between two attractive alternatives.