rational decision
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrationalanddecision
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rational
adjective
uk/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
based on clear thought ...
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decision
noun
uk/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
a choice that you make about something after thinking about ...
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(Definition ofrationalanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We are aware that this process may be time-consuming, but it will result in a more evidencebased andrationaldecisionprocess.
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There are few attempts to explain war as therationaldecisionof fully informed players who can also negotiate.
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Much of economic theory implies that therationaldecisionmaker is an expert.
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Because their experiments or polls show that people, when faced with certain kinds of decisions, do not make therationaldecision.
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Correctly interpreted classical rationality (rationaldecisiontheory) should say nothing about goals, motives, or preferences of the agents.
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It documents cases in which decision-makers do not live up to the ideal ofrationaldecision-making.
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In designing our study, we were motivated by disciplinary attacks on the relevance of therationaldecisionmodel for explaining political behaviour.
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The requirement ofrationaldecisionmodels that actors calculate efficient strategies supposes that the information upon which such calculations are based is true and accurate.
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Therefore, from our point of view, the mostrationaldecisionfor a human to make should be that which maximizes fitness.
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Incentives in specific market structures may scaffold even zerorationaldecision-making, but this says very little about individual psychology.
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Arationaldecisionunder uncertainty, he says, requires "a single, unified standpoint from which to establish a preference ordering" (1982: 159).
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That is, success becomes the sole determinant ofrationaldecision-making.
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Let us take a closer look at a feminist woman who wants to make arationaldecisionabout her parental investment.
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These scholars took a realist view of international affairs :rationaldecision-makers were acting on national interest.
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Were "waves of optimism or pessimism" possible in an environment filled withrationaldecision-makers?
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The market allows a rational person to exploit non-rational choices, which can help reinforcerationaldecision-making throughout the population, depending on the degree of arbitrage.
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Rationaldecisionpreparation yields a decision problem in which rationality prospers.
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Thus, inevitably,rationaldecision-makers will feel a greater impetus towards peace rather than war.
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Rationaldecisionbehind the veil of ignorance requires you to, in effect, forget who you are.
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