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In a Classic Study by Asch, Participants Read Some Traits

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In a classic study by Asch, participants read some traits of a person whom they did not know. In one condition, participants read that the person was "intelligent, industrious, and envious." In the other condition, participants read that the person was "envious, intelligent, and industrious." The results showed that people liked the person more in the first condition. What phenomenon did this study demonstrate?


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Product Quality

The characteristics of a product that determine its ability to satisfy stated or implied customer needs and requirements.

Capital Investment

Funds spent by a company to purchase or upgrade physical assets such as property, plants, or equipment to improve its business.

Qualitative Characteristic

A feature or attribute of accounting information, such as relevance or reliability, which enhances its usefulness for decision-making.

Net Present Value

A method used in capital budgeting to evaluate the profitability of an investment or project, calculated by discounting all cash flows to their present value using a specified discount rate.

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