Researchers Asked Some Participants to Think of Six Times They

question 72

Multiple Choice

Researchers asked some participants to think of six times they had behaved assertively and asked other participants to think of twelve times they had behaved assertively, and then asked all participants to rate how assertive they thought they really were. Participants who tried to generate six examples of assertive behaviors rated themselves as more assertive than did participants who tried to generate twelve examples. Why? Schwarz suggests that participants __________.

• A) who could generate twelve examples were really more assertive, or else they couldn't come up with the examples
• B) asked to think of twelve examples didn't have time to complete the experimental task
• C) asked to generate six examples could do so more easily than participants who were asked to generate twelve
• D) who were asked to generate six examples were more likely to use the representativeness heuristic

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Definitions:

Oligopoly

A market structure characterized by a small number of firms controlling a large majority of the market share.

Quantity Effect

The impact on total revenue when the quantity sold changes while the price remains the same.

Marginal Cost

The increased expenditure resulting from making an additional unit of a product or service.

Oligopoly

A market structure characterized by a small number of firms that have significant market power, leading to limited competition.