A Choice That Does Not Follow the Assumption of Rational

question 81

Multiple Choice

A choice that does not follow the assumption of rational behavior is

• A) telling people you want to lose weight,but ordering dessert after a meal.
• B) paying more to use a credit card than you would if you used cash.
• C) refusing to leave a movie that brings no pleasure.
• D) complaining about lack of time while you play solitaire.
• E) All of the above behaviors do not follow the assumption of rational behavior.

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Definitions:

Segregation

The mandatory division of various ethnic groups within a nation, community, or institution.

Jim Crow

Laws and practices in the United States that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans from the late 19th century into the 1960s.

Thurgood Marshall

The first African American Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, serving from 1967 to 1991, known for his advocacy for civil rights and his victory in Brown v. Board of Education.

Charles Hamilton Houston

A prominent African American lawyer who played a significant role in dismantling Jim Crow laws and mentoring future leaders like Thurgood Marshall.