Which of the Following Best Explains Why People Persist in Behaving

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why people persist in behaving in an unrewarding way?

• A) Most people opt for the secure,low-risk alternative.
• B) Most people opt for the high-risk,adventurous option.
• C) There are greater potential benefits.
• D) There is a high degree of uncertainty in their current behavior.

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

A group in a scientific study that receives the intervention or treatment being tested.

Control Group

In an experiment, the group that does not receive the treatment or intervention being tested, used as a baseline to compare the effects of the treatment.

Third Variable Problem

A challenge in research where an unmeasured, external factor causes the correlation between two variables, complicating causal interpretations.

Directionality Problem

In research, the issue of not knowing whether variable A causes variable B or vice versa.