Melyssa Has Been Given a Horse and Needs to Buy

question 104

Multiple Choice

Melyssa has been given a horse and needs to buy a new saddle. She has narrowed the brands of saddles she is considering down to Dale Chavez, Abetta, and Big Horn. What do these three brands of saddles represent for Melyssa?

• A)her evaluative criteria
• B)her dissonance suppressors
• C)her discretionary discriminators
• D)her evoked set

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Definitions:

Satisficing

A decision-making strategy that involves choosing an option that meets a minimum level of satisfaction rather than optimizing.

Best Possible Decision

The most favorable outcome derived from available alternatives, taking into account all known information, restrictions, and goals.

Confirmation Bias

The inclination to seek out, interpret, prefer, and remember information that corroborates an individual's already existing beliefs or assumptions.

Problem Identification

The process of recognizing and defining an issue that impedes the achievement of a goal.