Oprah Winfrey and Regis Philbin Retired from Daytime Talk Shows

question 32

Multiple Choice

Oprah Winfrey and Regis Philbin retired from daytime talk shows about the same time.Television executives saw an opportunity to fill the void.The show Anderson launched before Regis left but after Oprah stopped.The executives were in which step of the rational decision-making process?

• A)Recognizing and defining the situation
• B)Evaluating alternatives
• C)Selecting the best alternatives
• D)Implementing an alternative
• E)Cannot be determined from the information given

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Definitions:

Rogers

Often refers to Carl Rogers, an influential American psychologist and one of the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology.

Sigmund Freud

was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Innate Drive

A natural impulse or instinctual force that motivates behavior, believed to be born within an organism.

Humanistic Approach

A psychological perspective emphasizing personal growth, self-actualization, and the inherent goodness of people.