Celeste is unsure whether she should stay home to study this weekend or attend her college's football game. To make this decision, she conducts a cost-benefit analysis, outlining the possible outcomes of each option and weighing the probability of each. In this scenario, Celeste is using

A. utility theory.
B. an algorithm.
C. an exemplar.
D. framing effects.


Answer: A

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