According to the Adaptive Rationality Standard, One Reason People Might

question 37

Multiple Choice

According to the adaptive rationality standard, one reason people might rationally choose to have preferences that are not narrowly self-interested is that:

• A)even rational people sometimes make irrational choices.
• B)doing so could help them solve commitment problems.
• C)they do not know how to act in their own self-interest.
• D)they have no other choice.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances.

Power

The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.

Entire Block

A term used in logic or mathematics to refer to the entirety of a set, structure, or piece of data.

Generalization

A broad statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases, often used to make predictions or to simplify complex ideas.