Which of the Following Is an Example of Scarcity

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of scarcity?

• A) If you choose to play video games, you will not have as much time for exercise.
• B) If a city uses an acre of land to build a park, there will be less land for houses.
• C) If I decide to buy a new car, I may not have enough money to go away on vacation this year.
• D) All of the above are examples of scarcity.

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Definitions:

Emotional Appeals

A persuasive technique that targets the emotions of the audience to create a connection or elicit a response.

Authority Figure

An individual who holds power or control in a particular context, often able to influence others' actions or beliefs.

Obedience

The act of following the directives or commands of authorities or social norms, often studied in the context of how people can be influenced or controlled by others.

Milgram's Study

An influential experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to investigate obedience to authority, demonstrating that people are willing to administer what they believe are painful electric shocks to another person when instructed by an authority figure.