Describe What Is Meant by Satisficing and Provide an Example

question 728

Essay

Describe what is meant by satisficing and provide an example, and explain what causes people to exhibit this behavior and how it can be minimized.

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Definitions:

Very Recent Memories

Memories of events that have occurred in the immediate past, often within minutes to days.

Long-Term Potentiation

An increase in synaptic strength following high-frequency stimulation of a chemical synapse, important for learning and memory.

Synaptic Firing Potential

The likelihood or ability of neurons to transmit an electrical or chemical signal across the synapse to another neuron.

Priming

The psychological phenomenon in which exposure to a stimulus influences the response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention.