If a Researcher Wants to Conduct a Study on the Framing

question 53

Multiple Choice

If a researcher wants to conduct a study on the framing effect, which of the following would be the most likely topic for the study?

• A) "How do math undergraduates and math professors differ in their confidence about decisions?"
• B) "How long do people maintain their commitment to an unsatisfactory decision?"
• C) "Under what circumstances do people overestimate their ability to predict events that have already occurred?"
• D) "Should a product that costs $300 and is marked down to $200 be advertised as only $200 or $100 off?"

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