Classic economic theory posits that people make decisions in their own self-interest. Other economists and psychologists challenge this assumption. What discipline reflects this?

a. social cognition
b. attribution theory
c. behavioural economics
d. macro-economics
e. cognitive heuristics and biases


Ans: c

Psychology

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