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Meaning of "satisficer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SATISFICER

satisficer  [ˈsætɪsˌfaɪsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SATISFICER

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Satisficer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SATISFICER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Satisficing

Satisficing is a decision-making strategy or cognitive heuristic that entails searching through the available alternatives until an acceptability threshold is met. This is contrasted with optimal decision making, an approach that specifically attempts to find the best alternative available. The term satisficing, a portmanteau of satisfy and suffice, was introduced by Herbert A. Simon in 1956, although the concept "was first posited in Administrative Behavior, published in 1947." Simon used satisficing to explain the behavior of decision makers under circumstances in which an optimal solution cannot be determined. He pointed out that human beings lack the cognitive resources to optimize: We can rarely evaluate all outcomes with sufficient precision, usually do not know the relevant probabilities of outcomes, and possess only limited memory. Simon formulated the concept within a novel approach to rationality, which takes into account these limitations. He referred to this approach as bounded rationality.

Definition of satisficer in the English dictionary

The definition of satisficer in the dictionary is a person who acts in such a way as to satisfy the minimum requirements for achieving a particular result.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SATISFICER


bacon-slicer
ˈbeɪkənˌslaɪsə
de-icer
diːˈaɪsə
dicer
ˈdaɪsə
disa
ˈdaɪsə
Dreiser
ˈdraɪsə
egg-slicer
ˈɛɡˌslaɪsə
enticer
ɪnˈtaɪsə
gricer
ˈɡraɪsə
icer
ˈaɪsə
lithophysa
ˌlɪθəʊˈfaɪsə
Neisse
ˈnaɪsə
pricer
ˈpraɪsə
ricer
ˈraɪsə
sacrificer
ˈsækrɪˌfaɪsə
slicer
ˈslaɪsə
spicer
ˈspaɪsə
splicer
ˈsplaɪsə
sufficer
səˈfaɪsə
twicer
ˈtwaɪsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SATISFICER

satiriser
satirist
satirizable
satirization
satirize
satirizer
satisfaction
satisfactorily
satisfactoriness
satisfactory
satisfiable
satisfice
satisficing behaviour
satisfied
satisfier
satisfies
satisfy
satisfying
satisfyingly
sative

WORDS THAT END LIKE SATISFICER

army officer
arresting officer
artificer
chief executive officer
chief operating officer
chief warrant officer
commanding officer
compliance officer
executive officer
immigration officer
information officer
juicer
junior officer
loan officer
local government officer
medical officer
nursing officer
officer
police officer
safety officer
security officer

Synonyms and antonyms of satisficer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «satisficer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SATISFICER

Find out the translation of satisficer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of satisficer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «satisficer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

满足者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

satisfactor
570 millions of speakers

English

satisficer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

satisficer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

satisficer
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

satisficer
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

satisficer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

satisficer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

satisficer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memuaskan hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

satisficer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

satisficer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

satisficer
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepenak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

satisficer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

satisficer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सट्टेबाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

satisficer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

satisficer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

satisficer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

satisficer
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

satisficer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

satisficer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bevrediger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

satisficer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

satisficer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of satisficer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SATISFICER»

The term «satisficer» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.176 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SATISFICER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about satisficer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SATISFICER»

Discover the use of satisficer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to satisficer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Emerging and Young Adulthood: Multiple Perspectives, Diverse ...
One has standards, and stops the search when those standards have been met, in contrast to expending additional time and energy searching for the best possible option. Satisficers are not satisfied with mediocrity. "A satisficer may be just as ...
Varda Konstam, 2008
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The European Conference on Games Based Learning
On the other hand, people with a more satisficer decision-making profile are ready to make decisions as soon as they feel that they have gathered a satisfactory amount of information on the basis of their decision. Maximizers may more easily ...
Dan Remenyi, 2007
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Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 ...
For example, in seeking for the proverbial needle in a haystack, a satisficer would stop looking as soon as a needle is found; an optimizer would continue to look for all possible needles so that the sharpest needle could be determined.
William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler, 2010
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Introducing Positive Psychology: A Practical Guide
A maximizer is someone who wants to make the best possible choice, and so they complete an exhaustive study of all the available options before making theirdecision.A satisficer, ontheotherhand, is someone who islooking to make a ' good ...
Bridget Grenville-Cleave, 2012
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Focused Operations Management: Achieving More with Existing ...
The satisficer need not examine all of the alternatives. He can examine some of them until he finds one that brings him over the threshold. Once the level of aspiration has been met, the satisficer may set a new aspiration level. This iterative ...
Boaz Ronen, Shimeon Pass, 2008
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Challenging Choices: Ideology, Consumerism and Policy
Thus if the satisficer is looking for shoes and sees a pair he likes in the first shop he enters at what seems a reasonable and affordable price, he goes no further and buys them. He is immune to others' comments that they bought a similar pair  ...
Michael Clarke, 2010
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Judging Under Uncertainty: An Institutional Theory of Legal ...
To be sure, satisficing may itself be a globally maximizing strategy in a higher- order sense: the satisficer will, over a series of decisions, end up better off than a decisionmaker who is insensitive to the direct costs and opportunity costs of search ...
Adrian Vermeule, 2006
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Aircrew Coordination and Communication: The Role of Decision ...
sample size in this study, crewmembers were categorized into groups according to their primary operating style focus type (unifocus, multifocus) and their primary operating style information use (satisficer, maximizer). Each of segments tested ...
Suzanne M. Dawes, 2006
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Challenging choices: Ideology, consumerism and policy
Thus if the satisficer is looking for shoesand seesa pairhelikesinthe first shop he enters atwhat seemsa reasonable and affordable price, hegoesno further and buysthem. Heis immune to others' comments thatthey bought asimilar pair cheaper ...
Clarke, Michael, 2010
10
Locational Preferences of Entrepreneurs: Stated Preferences ...
Malczewski is of the opinion that the behavior of the satisficer may be seen as a form of rational maximizing behavior. What the individual maximizes is, as it were , the advantage that may be gained in relation to the effort that he has to exert in ...
W.J. Meester, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SATISFICER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term satisficer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Using Lessons from Happiness and Habits to Buy a Backpack
Want to know if you're a satisficer or maximizer? Listen to my sister and me discuss it on the very first episode of our podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin. «Pulse, Jul 15»
2
What Naming a Puppy Says About Decision-Making
Psychology researchers say there are two basic types of decision makers. WSJ's Elizabeth Bernstein explains whether you're a “maximizer” or a “satisficer” in ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
3
Struggling with “good enough”
In Schwartz's vision, people can be broadly categorized as “satisficers” and “maximizers.” Satisficers are generally content with choices or outcomes that are ... «Lamron, Apr 15»
4
'Good Enough' Isn't Always Good Enough
People who settle are “satisficers”, and they're typically happier than “maximisers”, who are always looking for the best possible option. Those who maximise ... «Lifehacker Australia, Mar 15»
5
Why It's Healthier to Settle for Something that's 'Good Enough'
Schwartz says that these "satisficers," people who settle for "good enough," are much better off than the “maximizers,” who constantly need to have the best. «Big Think, Mar 15»
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'Good Enough' Is a Smarter Decision Strategy
... in his book The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, maximizers are more likely than satisficers to end up regretting the very decision they agonized over. «New York Magazine, Feb 15»
7
Is one of these fears haunting your portfolio?
Researchers have shown that maximizers, those who want to always make the best decision possible, tend to have more regret than satisficers, those who set ... «The Globe and Mail, Oct 14»
8
At A Glance Does Your Decision-Making Style Work For You?
Maximizers want to research every available option and come to the optimal decision. Satisficers—a mash-up of satisfy and suffice—want to choose quickly and ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 14»
9
How you make your decisions can affect happiness
Psychology researchers found two types of decision makers: the "maximizer," who weighs every option and decides on the optimal choice, or the "satisficers," ... «CBS News, Oct 14»
10
How You Make Decisions Says a Lot About How Happy You Are
Satisficers” would rather be fast than thorough; they prefer to quickly choose the option that fills the minimum criteria (the word “satisfice” blends “satisfy” and ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 14»

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