Star and Aisha Are at a Restaurant, and Both of Them

question 123

Multiple Choice

Star and Aisha are at a restaurant, and both of them are thinking about ordering a particular risotto plate. If Star goes ahead and orders the risotto, then Aisha will probably ____.

• A) order the risotto too, and be more satisfied with it than she would have been with her second choice
• B) order the risotto too, but be less satisfied with it than she would have been with her second choice
• C) order her second choice, and be more satisfied with it than she would have been with the risotto
• D) order her second choice, but be less satisfied with it than she would have been with the risotto

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Definitions:

Medial Prefrontal Cortex

A region of the brain involved in decision making, social cognition, and the processing of self-relevant information.

Lateral Temporal Cortex

A region of the brain involved in processing sound and language, and in some aspects of memory and visual perception.

Semantic Knowledge Stores

The aspect of long-term memory that involves the storage of general knowledge about the world, concepts, facts, and the meanings of words and symbols.

Perspective Taking

The cognitive capacity to consider the world from another individual's viewpoint.