To Satisfice Means To

question 69

Multiple Choice

To satisfice means to:

• A) expend just enough effort to make a decision that's acceptable, but not necessarily the one that's "best."
• B) peel off just enough information to make a choice.
• C) change beliefs or actions as a reaction to real or imagined group pressure.
• D) repay debts and favors.
• E) jump on the bandwagon.

Analyze the impact of framing and presentation of information on decision outcomes.

Explain the evolutionary perspective on human decision-making and problem-solving.

Understand the concepts of bounded rationality and dual-process theory in decision-making.

Appreciate the empirical and subjective nature of psychology through examples of decision-making.

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Definitions:

US

Refers typically to the United States, a country in North America consisting of 50 states, but in psychological contexts, it might stand for the "unconditioned stimulus," a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response.

CR

CR can refer to various terms depending on context; without further specification, it's ambiguous. In medicine, it might stand for "controlled release"; in learning, "conditioned reflex."

Associative Learning

The process by which an individual learns the connection between two stimuli or between a behavior and a consequence.

Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating how reflexes can be conditioned to respond to neutral stimuli through association.