According to the concept of bounded rationality, decision makers __________.
A) will choose the best response to a situation
B) will choose a response that is good enough to meet some minimal criteria
C) use historical analogies in responding to a situation
D) make choices within the boundaries established by groups within the government
Politicians have a difficult time running formal bureaucratic agencies because __________.
A) the agencies can be too large and too routinized to easily control
B) only lower-level career officials owe loyalty to the politicians
C) the power of agencies is based on their proximity to the president
D) they are in their positions longer than high-level bureaucrats
A kitchen cabinet is __________.
A) the group of opposition party members who would form the actual cabinet if the party came to power
B) a trusted group of friends with no formal positions in government who discuss policy issues with the leader
C) a small group of cabinet members who meet in the kitchen of the old executive office building
D) a group of low-level bureaucrats representing cabinet departments and meeting informally
Which of the following historical analogies did decision makers utilize when debating the intervention in Vietnam?
A) Munich 1938
B) Pearl Harbor
C) The Korean War
D) The Prague Spring
Decisions of individuals can most frequently diverge from __________ because of information screens.
A) a cognitive bias
B) a nonreferential perspective
C) the rational model
D) the affective model
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