Whose Work Demonstrates How Basic Research Conducted Based on the Interests

question 447

Multiple Choice

Whose work demonstrates how basic research conducted based on the interests of the researcher can have a broader purpose?

• A) B.F.Skinner
• B) Albert Bandura
• C) Ivan Pavlov
• D) Charles Darwin

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Definitions:

MAUT

Multi-Attribute Utility Theory, a decision-making framework that evaluates choices based on multiple criteria.

Image Theory

A descriptive theory of decision making positing that the process consists of two stages: (1) a noncompensatory screening of options against the decision maker’s image of values and future, in which the number of options is reduced to a very small set, and (2) a compensatory choice process (if necessary).

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Wason Selection Task

A logic puzzle that demonstrates the difficulty people have in testing rules in a rational or logical way, often used in the study of deductive reasoning.