Multiple choice

Which of the following statements regarding decision-making are attributable to Simon?

  1. Divorce of ends from means is false.
  2. Means also entail value assumptions.
  3. Traditional ends-means approach is not logical.
  4. Behaviour alternative model is superior. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 4
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Herbert Simon argued that the traditional dichotomy between facts and values is complex, noting that means and ends are often intertwined. He emphasized that means involve value assumptions and that the traditional ends-means approach is logically flawed, advocating for a behavioral model of decision-making.

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