You Are Listening to a Radio Broadcast That Describes a Person

question 186

Multiple Choice

You are listening to a radio broadcast that describes a person who donated a kidney to a complete stranger in need of a transplant, when the phone rings and the firemen's association asks you to make a donation. The idea of priming suggests that you will __________.

• A) be less likely to make a donation because your self-esteem has been threatened by realizing that you will never be as saintly as the person in the story
• B) be more likely to make a donation because you are in a good mood after hearing the heartwarming story
• C) be more likely to make a donation because the schema of being charitable has been made more accessible
• D) not be affected in your likelihood of making a donation by the radio broadcast

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Definitions:

Effective Rate

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Ordinary Annuity

Homogeneous financial installments disbursed at the cessation of individual periods across a confirmed timeline.

Nominal Interest

The interest rate stated on a loan or investment agreement before any adjustments for compounding or inflation.

Effective Rate

Another term for the effective interest rate, emphasizing its real cost or yield accounting for compounding and other factors.