What makes a person prefer one over the other?

Now the intuitive person on the other hand prefers to use her sixth sense.

The person would just prefer to be alone to avoid the hassles of dealing with people.

Some persons, when asked, prefer to inform their partners themselves.

When dealing with text, for example, the person might prefer to see only a small amount of it at once.

Any person can prefer anyone in the same set.

"A person prefers a single measure of his own to nine measures from someone else".

For example, a person might prefer to rely on analysis to make decisions.

Sorrow is certainly an emotion, and one that a person prefers to avoid if he can.