Much of the Time, People Are Interested in Keeping Their

question 77

Multiple Choice

Much of the time, people are interested in keeping their options open rather than making restrictive, final decisions. Two biases that help them avoid making decisions are ____.

• A) the status quo bias and the certainty bias
• B) the omission bias and the certainty bias
• C) temporal discounting and the certainty bias
• D) the status quo bias and the omission bias

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Definitions:

Velvet Revolution

A non-violent transition of power in Czechoslovakia in 1989, marking the end of Communist rule and the onset of democracy.

Nonviolent

Refers to the practice of advocating for or achieving goals through peaceful methods and without the use of force.

Russian Federation

The official name for the country of Russia post-1991, signifying its status as a semi-presidential federal republic comprising numerous federal subjects.

Soviet Communism

The ideology and political system of the Soviet Union, characterized by state ownership of the means of production, a single-party state led by the Communist Party, and the pursuit of a classless society.