Even Though Mildred Knows That Her Relationship with Her Boyfriend

Multiple Choice

Even though Mildred knows that her relationship with her boyfriend is in trouble, she decides not to do anything about it (i.e., she will simply neglect the relationship and let it slowly fall to pieces) . Social psychologists would say that her decision to do nothing most reflects ____.

A) the certainty effect
B) the omission bias
C) risk aversion
D) temporal discounting