Which term refers to a choice made from among available alternatives?

• A. Option
• B. Decision
• C. Selection
• D. Choice

Answer: (B)

This question centers on the word you use for choosing from several possibilities. When you pick one option from a set of possibilities, you are making a decision—the process of arriving at a specific course of action and often the commitment to that choice. An option is simply one of the available possibilities. A selection refers to the act or result of choosing, but it’s more about the chosen item or the act of choosing itself rather than the overall act of deciding. A choice is the result or option you end up with, but the term that captures the act of weighing alternatives and settling on one is decision.

So, the best fit for “a choice made from among available alternatives” is the decision, since it emphasizes the act of choosing among options and the resulting course of action.