Which of the following students' statements provides the best overview of the research on decision making?
a. Samantha: "People consistently make correct decisions based on the information they are given; problems arise when some crucial information is missing."
b. Nayan: "People's use of heuristics in decision making is usually adaptive, unless the heuristics are applied inappropriately."
c. Arthur: "People consistently make incorrect decisions, unless the material is extremely concrete."
d. Shirley: "The most common kinds of decision-making errors involve belief-bias errors; otherwise, decision making is reasonably accurate."
Ans: b
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