It Had Been the Campbell Soup Co

question 157

Multiple Choice

It had been the Campbell Soup Co.'s practice to insert clear glass marbles into the bottom of soup containers used in print advertisements to bring some of the soup's ingredients (e.g., noodles or chicken) to the surface, thus misrepresenting the amount of solid ingredients in the soup. Which agency would monitor such a practice?

• A) Food and Drug Administration
• B) U.S. Department of Justice
• C) Federal Trade Commission
• D) Better Business Bureau
• E) American Marketing Association

---

Definitions:

Sponge

An object or organism able to absorb liquid quickly; metaphorically, a person who absorbs information readily.

Rock

A naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineral-like substances.

Decentered Thinking

Refers to the ability to consider multiple aspects of a situation simultaneously, characteristic of more advanced stages of cognitive development.

False Belief Tasks

Experimental tasks used to assess a child’s understanding that other people can hold beliefs that are different from reality, a key part of theory of mind development.