Critical Thinking Questions

question 43

Short Answer

Critical Thinking Questions
Case 1-1
Eamon Christopher, the new staff assistant at QST Vancouver, wants to create some new reports utilizing the features of each of the various Microsoft Office programs using OLE technology.
For one set of numbers, Eamon wants to capture the numbers as they are right now, but he is confident that under no circumstance will he want updated numbers to appear in his Word document. Which option should he use?
a. linking
b. embedding
c. copying and pasting from the Clipboard
d. connecting

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Definitions:

Decision-making Biases

Systematic errors in thinking that affect the decisions and judgments that people make.

Persuasive Argument Theory

A theory suggesting that the process of persuasion involves the presentation of arguments, which leads to attitude change when the arguments are received and accepted by an individual.

Actor-observer Difference

A cognitive bias where people tend to attribute their own actions to external situations while attributing others' actions to their personalities or dispositions.

Bias

A tendency to lean in a certain direction, often unfairly, in thought or decision, usually leading to a prejudiced outcome.