Judy decides to withdraw from her psychology class because she believes she must drop one of the classes she is taking, and the psychology class is the most boring and meets at 8:00 a.m., a time of day during which she would rather sleep. Judy's behavior is best thought of as an example of:

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Felicific calculus is the process of weighing potential pleasure against potential pain resulting from a decision. In this case, Judy weighed the unpleasantness of waking up early for a boring class against the potential pleasure of more sleep, and decided to withdraw from the psychology class.

Judy Decides to Withdraw from Her Psychology Class Because She