Neuroeconomic Studies Have Shown That Humans

question 52

Multiple Choice

Neuroeconomic studies have shown that humans

• A) make decisions that maximize rewards and minimize losses.
• B) make decisions that maximize rewards and minimize losses, unless they have suffered damage to the amygdala.
• C) do not always make decisions that maximize rewards and minimize losses.
• D) do not always make decisions that maximize rewards and minimize losses, unless they have suffered damage to the orbitofrontal cortex.

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