What Is NOT True About Rational Choice

question 31

Multiple Choice

What is NOT true about rational choice?

• A) It can result in different decisions for different individuals.
• B) It involves comparing costs and benefits.
• C) It might turn out not to have been the best choice after the event.
• D) It is a choice that uses the available resources to best achieve the objective of the person making the choice.
• E) It is the same for all individuals.

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Definitions:

Free Will

The ability of individuals to make choices that are not predetermined by past events or natural laws.

Determinism

The philosophical doctrine that all events, including moral choices, are determined completely by previously existing causes.

Personal-Document Approach

A method of studying personality that involves analysis of personal documents like diaries, letters, and autobiographies to understand individual lives and psychological patterns.

Self-Appraisal

The process of reflecting on, evaluating, and judging one's own performance, abilities, and qualities.