The First Job (Scenario)
Upon graduation, you search for a job with the university's job placement center. Although you have studied and prepared to work in an advertising agency, the first job that you are offered is a supervisor in a manufacturing company working the afternoon shift from 3:00 P.M. until 11:00 P.M.
-If you use a shortened process of searching for a job, it is likely that you ____________ rather than maximized in your decision process.

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The scenario mentions that the individual used a shortened process to search for a job, which indicates that they may not have fully explored all available options and may have settled for the first job offer they received. This aligns with the concept of satisficing, where individuals make decisions that are "good enough" rather than maximizing their options. Therefore, the best choice is D, satisficed.