Which of the Following Statements Is True of the Garbage

question 75

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the garbage can model of decision making?

• A) It is least pronounced in industries that rely on science-based innovations such as pharmaceutical companies.
• B) Decisions are made by oversight or by the presence of a salient opportunity.
• C) It assumes that decision making follows an orderly series of steps.
• D) Political motives seldom influence participants' decisions.
• E) Important problems are less likely to be solved than unimportant ones.

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Definitions:

Rewarded

The process or act of receiving a benefit, recognition, or reinforcement for one's actions or behavior, often used in the context of behaviorist theories of learning.

Internally Motivated

Driven by internal rewards, such as personal satisfaction, rather than external rewards like money or status.

Womb Envy

A concept in Neo-Freudian psychology suggesting that males may feel envy towards the biological abilities of females, such as pregnancy and childbirth.

Margaret Mahler

A psychoanalyst known for her work in child development and her theories on the separation-individuation process of infants.