Nancy and Melissa Both Have Broken Light Fixtures in Their

question 194

Multiple Choice

Nancy and Melissa both have broken light fixtures in their living rooms. Nancy opts to hire an electrician, while Melissa spends two hours replacing the fixture herself. Which of the following is a possible explanation of this behavior?

• A) The opportunity cost of Nancy's time is higher than her cost to hire an electrician.
• B) Nancy dislikes electrical work more than Melissa.
• C) Melissa is better at doing electrical work than Nancy.
• D) All of the above are possible explanations of this behavior.

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Definitions:

Recognition

Acknowledgment or appreciation of someone's effort, achievement, or status.

Recall

The act of remembering or recollecting past experiences or information.

Priming

A method for measuring implicit memory in which a person reads or listens to information and is later tested to see whether the information affects performance on another type of task.

Three-Box Model

A model of memory that suggests information processing in three stages: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.