A criticism of traditional judgment and decision-making studies is that they
A) involve personally relevant issues in emotional, real-world contexts.
B) require the participant to risk items of real value (e.g., money, property).
C) involve reasoning about hypothetical dilemmas in laboratory settings.
D) do not allow participants to interact while testing.
C) involve reasoning about hypothetical dilemmas in laboratory settings. Most of the studies comparing adolescent and adult decision-making processes involve hypothetical dilemmas in laboratory settings, with plenty of time for considering options and evaluating available information. The differences in decision making may be greater than we realize when the choices involve personally relevant issues in emotional, real-world contexts.
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A. less; more B. more; more C. more; less D. less; less