Brett is trying to decide which graduate schools he will apply to. He is making up a list of all the positive and negative aspects he feels are associated with 100 different schools, and he plans to send applications to the 10 schools that score the highest when he adds up all the positive points and subtracts all the negative points. The decision strategy that Brett is using is referred to as

A) a purely additive strategy.
B) elimination by aspects.
C) a holistic strategy.
D) an expected value strategy.

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Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Brett is using a purely additive strategy, as he is simply adding up the positive and negative aspects associated with each school to make his decision. The other strategies mentioned (elimination by aspects, holistic strategy, and expected value strategy) all involve more complex decision-making processes.

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