A Consumer Research Group Is Interested in How Older Drivers

question 14

Multiple Choice

A consumer research group is interested in how older drivers view hybrid cars. Specifically, they wish to assess the percentage of drivers in the U.S. 50 years of age or
Older who intend to purchase a hybrid in the next two years. They selected a systematic
Sample from a list of AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) members.
Based on this sample, they estimated the percentage to be 17%. The sampling frame for
This study is

• A) all drivers in the U.S. 50 years of age or older
• B) 17%
• C) the list of AARP members
• D) how older drivers view hybrid cars
• E) none of the above

Recognize the influence of initial information on impression formation and the role of the primacy effect.

Identify stereotypes and their impact on perception and interaction.

Understand the conditions under which cognitive dissonance is more likely to occur and how it relates to self-worth.

Explain how the presence of others affects individual performance through concepts like social facilitation and social loafing.

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