You Agree to Buy a New Computer at a Terrific

question 98

Multiple Choice

You agree to buy a new computer at a terrific price. Then the sales associate charges you for software you thought was included in the original package. You've been

• A) victimized by the overjustification effect.
• B) low-balled.
• C) victimized by post-decision dissonance.
• D) All of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A selection of values, taken from data sampling, that is presumed to hold the value of a hidden population attribute.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points collected or selected from a population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent pieces of information in a dataset that are available for estimating another piece of information or parameter.

Confidence Interval

A band of values, derived from the statistical examination of samples, presumed to include the value of an unascertained population parameter.