Use the Following to Answer the Questions Below

question 44

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the questions below.
In choosing between three new jobs,Joe MBA considers the potential payoffs over the next three years.The following table contains the payoffs,given the speed of promotion in each of the organizations.The probability of fast promotion is 0.6,and the probability of slow promotion is 0.4.
Table A.4
-Use the information in Table A.4.Which alternative is best,given the matrix payoff?

• A)The A alternative would be chosen using the maximin decision rule.
• B)The B alternative would be chosen using the maximax decision rule.
• C)The C alternative would be chosen using the Laplace decision rule.
• D)The C alternative would be chosen using the maximin decision rule.

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Definitions:

Defence Mechanisms

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals, groups, and even nations to cope with realities and to maintain self-image.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where socially unacceptable impulses are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behaviors.

Repression

A psychological defense mechanism where distressing thoughts and feelings are unconsciously blocked from conscious awareness.

Defence Mechanism

Unconscious maneuvers used to defend a person against the discomfort brought on by objectionable feelings or notions.