BargainStock.com Based on Incomplete but Reliable Factual Information, Maggie Has Decided

question 57

Multiple Choice

BargainStock.com
Based on incomplete but reliable factual information, Maggie has decided to open BargainStock.com, an online stock trading company. Relying on her past experience and judgment, Maggie estimates a very high probability of success. Maggie feels that online stock trading, especially short-term day trading, will be lucrative for her business because when people are making money trading they want to make even more and when they are losing they keep "throwing good money after bad" to recoup.
-Refer to BargainStock.com. Maggie can be described as predominantly relying on a(an) _________ style for processing information.

• A) intuitive
• B) thinking
• C) creative
• D) linear
• E) modular

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Definitions:

Corticomedial Amygdala

The section of the amygdala that is activated by a surprising event

Surprising Event

An occurrence that is unexpected and can potentially alter behavior or conditions based on its unpredictability.

Salient Stimuli

Stimuli that are more noticeable or significant to the organism, often due to their novelty or intensity, and thus more likely to affect behavior.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs because of previous conditioning.