Satisficing Refers To

question 134

Multiple Choice

Satisficing refers to:

• A)the tendency to choose an alternative that is good enough rather than the best.
• B)the feeling employees experience when they are not involved in a decision in which they would have made a valuable contribution.
• C)a desirable outcome of decision making when several employees participate in the decision process.
• D)the feeling employees experience when they make the right decision.
• E)the tendency for decision makers to evaluate alternatives sequentially rather than comparing them all at once.

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Definitions:

Hull's Concept

The theoretical framework established by Clark L. Hull, proposing that human behavior is a result of internal biological drives that are learned and influenced by the environment.

Incentives Influence

The way rewards or punishments motivate individuals to adopt particular behaviors.

Partial Reinforcement

A technique in behavioral psychology where a behavior is reinforced only some of the time, leading to more resistant behavior to extinction.

Lever Pressing

A behavior often studied in operant conditioning experiments where an animal manipulates a lever to receive a reward or avoid a punishment.