A Model of Decision Making That Seeks to Maximize Economic

question 14

Multiple Choice

 A model of decision making that seeks to maximize economic or other outcomes using a rational choice process is known as the _____ model.

• A) garbage can
• B) political
• C) classical
• D) administrative

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Definitions:

Reason

The mental capacity to form judgments or conclusions based on logic and knowledge.

Combination-of-liquids task

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