You Can Either Take the Bus or a Taxi to Your

question 157

Multiple Choice

You can either take the bus or a taxi to your friend's house, and you decide on the bus. After waiting at the bus stop for fifteen minutes, a taxi passes by, but you continue to wait for the bus, having waited so long already. Your decision is influenced by the

• A) sunk cost effect.
• B) availability heuristic.
• C) confirmation bias.
• D) demand characteristic.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Theory

A behavioral theory which suggests that behavior is influenced by its consequences, either through rewards or punishments.

Environmental Consequences

The effects or outcomes of actions on the natural environment, including pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change.

Human Behaviour

The collection of actions exhibited by humans and influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion, and/or genetics.

Bandura

A psychologist known for his work on social learning theory, emphasizing the role of observational learning, self-efficacy, and reciprocal determinism in behavior.