Sonia has been offered a job by two different companies. Since she is uncertain about which job offer to accept, Sonia makes a list of the features of each company. She then rates these features using a 10-point scale, with 10 being the best. Finally, Sonia adds up the ratings for each company. She accepts the job offer from the company that had the highest score. Sonia used the _____ model to help her make her decision.
A)single-feature
B)elimination by aspects
C)additive
D)rule-of-thumb

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Sonia used a rating system to evaluate multiple features of each company, and then added up the scores to make her decision. This is consistent with the additive model, which involves assigning weights to different features and then adding up the ratings to make a decision.

Sonia Has Been Offered a Job by Two Different Companies