Individuals sometimes face a choice among a huge number of options. For example, when you go to a library to check out a book, do you go through every book to find the perfect book for your mood or do you browse several books until you find one that looks interesting? People generally follow two strategies: maximizing and satisficing. Define each term and describe which of the above scenarios
goes with each.
What will be an ideal response?
Maximizing means thoroughly considering every possibility to find the best one. An example is going through every book to find the perfect book for your mood.
Satisficing means searching only until you find something that is good enough (satisfactory). An example is browsing several books until you find one that looks interesting.
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a. tricyclic antidepressants; SSRIs b. MAOIs; tricyclic antidepressants c. SSRIs; tricyclic antidepressants d. SSRIs; MAOIs
What occurs in the brain that allows for the maintenance of cognitive abilities and advances in psychosocial maturing in the adult years?
A. Development of neuronal shift where some neurons that cease to function are taken over by other neurons. B. Neurogenesis in the hippocampus and striatum where new neurons are developed. C. Neuron migration where neurons will move to areas that have limited brain functioning. D. Cognitive transfer where a person who is left hemisphere dominant shifts and becomes right hemisphere dominant as aging occurs.
To be diagnosed with conduct disorder, the behavior must:
a. cause physical harm to a living being. b. be a pattern of disruptive behavior demonstrated over a long period of time. c. be done by a boy; girls who demonstrate such behaviors are labeled "defiant." d. be diagnosed before the age of 5.
According to ________, one of the main proponents of social cognitive approaches to personality, people can foresee the possible outcomes of certain behaviors in a specific setting without actually having to carry them out.
A. B. F. Skinner B. Albert Bandura C. Gordon Allport D. Raymond Cattell