Clayton is looking for a house to buy. As he looks at different houses, he weighs the different features that each offers. For instance, while he prefers a brick house, he saw a wooden house that had a better floor plan, a reasonable price, and was in a good school district. Clayton decides that the wooden house is a better buy despite not being made of brick. His decision-making style involved the use of a ________.
A) means-end analysis
B) noncompensatory model
C) compensatory model
D) functional mind set

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Clayton's decision-making style involved weighing the different features of each house, which is characteristic of a compensatory model. He was willing to trade-off the lack of brick for a better floor plan, good school district, and reasonable price.

Clayton Is Looking for a House to Buy