A normative approach to the analysis of reasoning and decision making _____, while a descriptive approach to the analysis of reasoning and decision making _______
a) describes how we should think in a given situation; describes how we do think in these situations
b) describes how we do think in a given situation; describes how we should think in these situations
c) is irrational; is rational
d) is rational; is irrational
Answer: a
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