Satisficing Refers to

question 140

Multiple Choice

Satisficing refers to

• A)the feeling employees experience when they are not involved in a decision in which they would have made a valuable contribution.
• B)the feeling employees experience when they make the right decision.
• C)the tendency to choose an alternative that is good enough rather than the best.
• D)a desirable outcome of decision making when several employees participate in the decision process.
• E)the tendency for decision makers to evaluate alternatives sequentially rather than comparing them all at once.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanisms

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Freud

An Austrian neurologist named Sigmund Freud created psychoanalysis, a therapeutic approach that treats mental illnesses by facilitating discussions between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Superego

A component of Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, representing the moral conscience and ideal standards imposed by society and parents.

Adolescence

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