In the Context of Decision Making,______ Can Be Thought of as the Guidelines

question 43

Multiple Choice

In the context of decision making,______ can be thought of as the guidelines a person uses when confronted with a situation in which a choice must be made.They are acquired early in life and are a basic (often taken-for-granted) part of an individual's thoughts.

• A) heuristics
• B) values
• C) likings
• D) conventions

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Definitions:

Personality Disorders

A group of mental health conditions characterized by lasting patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior that are significantly different from societal expectations and cause distress or impaired functioning.

Maladaptive Pattern

Behaviors or ways of thinking that are counterproductive to an individual's well-being or ability to reach goals.

Dopamine

A neurotransmitter involved in controlling the brain's reward and pleasure centers, as well as regulating movement and emotional responses.

Frontal Lobe

The part of the cerebral cortex involved in decision making, problem-solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.