Grocery Stores Often Place Items People Buy on Impulse at the Checkout

question 18

Multiple Choice

Grocery stores often place items people buy on impulse at the checkout lane. This is an example of:

• A) choice architecture.
• B) government intervention.
• C) price fixing.
• D) irrational behavior.

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