American Planning Association AICP Exam - Topic 10 Question 52 Discussion

Actual exam question for American Planning Association's AICP exam

Question #: 52
Topic #: 10

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Who was known for satisficing?

AFriedmann

BLindblom

CKrumholz

DSimon

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You want to be fair in your treatment of a colleague while at the same time making sure that you do not engage a consultant who will not be able to fulfill the requirements of the professional services agreement.

Alternative 1 saves you work, but ignores the fact that you have information which affects your confidence in one of the proposers You would not be in violation of the Code by doing nothing because you would have followed all of your community's standard procedures for hiring However, you would have failed to be attentive to the apparitional intent of the Code.

Alternative 2 would be the most desirable and is most consistent with the Code requirement to fairly treat the views of a colleague In this case you wish to treat fairly the views of those who have disparaged the consultant as well as the view of the consultant him or herself Unless you have specifically stated in your RFP that the only references you will check are those provided by the consultant, you are free to seek out additional information. To be fair, you should mention to the consultant that you will be checking with other colleagues. If you have major unresolved issues as a result of further checking, the consultant should be given an opportunity to respond.

by Justine at Jan 05, 2023, 06:07 AM

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Carla

4 months ago

I thought Krumholz had something to do with it too.

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Tuyet

4 months ago

Satisficing is all about making good enough choices!

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Junita

4 months ago

Wait, are you sure it wasn't Lindblom?

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Jestine

4 months ago

Totally agree, Simon's the one!

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Anabel

4 months ago

It was Herbert Simon who introduced satisficing.

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Agustin

5 months ago

I definitely recall that satisficing is linked to bounded rationality, and I think it was Simon who discussed it in detail.

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Pete

5 months ago

Was it Simon? I feel like I've seen that name in relation to satisficing before, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Jose

5 months ago

I remember practicing a question about decision-making theories, and I think Lindblom was mentioned in that context.

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Aileen

5 months ago

I think satisficing is related to decision-making, but I can't remember who specifically coined the term.

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Daniel

5 months ago

Ah, I see. The key is that we need to use the Jenkins CLI to interact with the server from the console. I'm feeling confident about this one.

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Vi

5 months ago

This looks like a pretty straightforward Python script to automate the process of receiving alerts and processing data. I think the key is to figure out what needs to be added to the script to get a successful HTTP response.

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Alecia

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know the `docker run` command is used to start a new container, but I'm not sure if that's the right approach here since the question specifies a "running container". Let me think this through a bit more.

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Latanya

9 months ago

Definitely D) Simon. I heard he was such a fan of satisficing that he even named his dog 'Satis' and his cat 'Fice'.

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Kenneth

9 months ago

Hmm, let me see... Is it A) Friedmann? You know, the guy who was always 'satisficed' with his daily dose of Friedman Flakes?

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Pearly

8 months ago

Exactly, Simon was the one known for satisficing.

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Stephaine

8 months ago

You're right, it was Simon. He was known for satisficing.

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Marylyn

8 months ago

I think it was D) Simon.

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Darrin

9 months ago

No, it wasn't Friedmann.

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Jame

10 months ago

D) Simon, for sure. The guy was like the Godfather of satisficing. If he wasn't known for it, I don't know who would be.

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Avery

8 months ago

D) Krumholz made some contributions, but Simon's work on satisficing is legendary.

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Elvera

8 months ago

B) Lindblom had his own approach, but Simon's name is synonymous with satisficing.

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Johnetta

8 months ago

A) Friedmann was also known for satisficing, but Simon definitely stands out.

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Jeannetta

10 months ago

I'm going with D) Simon. Wasn't he the one who won the Nobel Prize for his work on bounded rationality and decision-making? Satisficing was kind of his thing, right?

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Tegan

8 months ago

Definitely, Simon was the expert on satisficing and bounded rationality. He made significant contributions in that area.

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Jeff

8 months ago

I agree, Simon was the one known for satisficing and his work on decision-making.

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Leonida

9 months ago

Yes, you're right! Simon was known for satisficing and won the Nobel Prize for his work on bounded rationality.

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Jeanice

10 months ago

I think it's B) Lindblom. Wasn't he the one who introduced the idea of 'muddling through' in decision-making? Satisficing sounds like a similar concept.

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