Alice Needs a New Cell Phone, but Is Anxious About

question 35

Multiple Choice

Alice needs a new cell phone, but is anxious about which phone she should buy. Many of her friends own popular phone models but complain about lost calls, short battery life, and poor predictive text functionality. While she has identified several attractive phone models, she doesn't feel like she can really try the phones out in such an artificial setting and is nervous that she might pick a phone that doesn't work as well as she had hoped. Alice perceives ________ associated with the purchase of a new phone.

• A) financial risk
• B) social risk
• C) psychological risk
• D) functional risk
• E) time risk

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Definitions:

Attitudes Toward The Self

Personal evaluations or feelings of one's own value, capabilities, and worth.

Welfare Of Others

Concern for the health, happiness, and well-being of other individuals.

Waste-Removal Firm

A company specializing in the collection and disposal of garbage and recyclables.

High Self-Esteem

The condition of holding oneself in high regard, reflecting a person’s overall subjective emotional evaluation of their own worth.