Which of the Following Would Be an Example of Priming

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of priming, in regards to the political media?

• A) A group of benevolent robots comes to Earth to stop other robots from destroying the planet.
• B) A news telecast focuses a story on a member of Congress who is running for office for a tenth term, putting primary focus on the member's advanced age as a way to characterize the member as out of touch.
• C) A news director decides to present a story on that evening's telecast about a squirrel on a mini Jet-Ski rather than about conflict in the Middle East.
• D) A sports reporter in Boston ends his telecast by yelling "Go Sox!"
• E) A reporter takes a story about a war-torn country and focuses attention on the plight of refugees in the country rather than the parties at war.

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Definitions:

Cost of Goods Sold

The historical cost of products sold as reported in the income statement.

Gross Profit

The difference between revenue and the cost of goods sold, indicating the profitability of a company's core activities.

Goods Available for Sale

The total quantity of goods that a company has in its stock ready to sell at the end of a financial period.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs — direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed overhead — in the cost of a product.