When Deciding Whether to Buy a New Car or Repair

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True/False

When deciding whether to buy a new car or repair an old car, it is as important to consider both how much has already been spent on the old car and the likely future costs of repairs to the old car.

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Definitions:

Culture

The sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another, transmitted from generation to generation.

Perceptual Distortions

Cognitive biases or errors that lead to misinterpretation or misjudgment of sensory information, social situations, or interpersonal communications.

Stereotypes

Widely held but fixed and oversimplified images or ideas of a particular type of person or thing.

Selective Attention

The tendency to selectively focus on aspects of situations that are most aligned with our own interests, values, and attitudes.