Peter could attend any of several universities. He has high grades and test scores and was a star athlete in high school. He has been approached by recruiters from several schools, all of whom talk about opportunities in their athletic programs, the quality of their academics, and the potential for scholarships. Despite all this attention, Peter will only consider local universities because his girlfriend is still in high school. For his college choice, Peter is using a: Group of answer choicesA) psychological risk

B) compensatory decision

C) noncompensatory decision

D) decision heuristic

E) reference group

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Sidney Floyd

4 November, 21:05

Peter could attend any of several universities. He has high grades and test scores and was a star athlete in high school. He has been approached by recruiters from several schools, all of whom talk about opportunities in their athletic programs, the quality of their academics, and the potential for scholarships. Despite all this attention, Peter will only consider local universities because his girlfriend is still in high school. For his college choice, Peter is using a: Group of answer choicesA) psychological risk

B) compensatory decision

C) noncompensatory decision

D) decision heuristic

E) reference group

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Guillermo Thornton · Answer 1

Answer:C) noncompensatory decision

Explanation:

Peter's decisions is fixed and made up no matter what comparisons are made of other universities but he has made up a firm decision that he can not compromise no matter how tempting the fact still remains that his girlfriend will not be close to those universities which are further away from his home town.

He had already calculated the cost of his decision and made conclusion that this is the best decision for him.