ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DECISION MAKING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Impulsive choices are motivated by thought rather than emotions
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From this perspective, all impulsive actions qualify as emotional actions. However, not all emotional actions are impulsive. Many such actions and signs of a change in readiness for action aim at some premeditated goal and qualify as emotional on the one hand, but as deliberate rather than impulsive on the other.

Detailed explanation-2: -Causes of impulsive behavior It’s also not uncommon to see impulsiveness in young children who haven’t developed self-control. Studies show that impulsivity may have something to do with the prefrontal lobe. Other research suggests an association between impulsivity and brain connectivity.

Detailed explanation-3: -An impulse is a sudden force or desire-this could be an electrical impulse, or an impulse to get some pizza. If you act on a sudden feeling or thought, you’re following an impulse. That’s like a whim: an impulse isn’t something you’ve given a lot of thought.

Detailed explanation-4: -An emotion t as both a contemplative attitude to its object as well as a prospective attitude to the future event which is its end. Impulse, then, is not emotion, however intensely it be felt; but it is a concrete fact of mind like emotion.

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