Question

Kim is going to buy her friend a birthday present. She remembers that her friend wanted to go to a concert; tickets for the concert are $150 each. Kim has only $300 in the bank and was going to use $250 of it to pay for car insurance next month. However, she wants to make her friend happy, so she buys the two concert tickets. Kim's thinking is most likely influenced by _____.

Answer 1

The answer is emotional reasoning.

Step-by-step explanation:

This process implies that decisions and behaviours should be driven by emotions. Emotional reasoning may even be against evidence or long-term benefits. For example, a person might decide to leave a reliable and well-paid job because it makes them unhappy.