Suppose Yasmin Buys a New House and Calls the Utility

question 5

Multiple Choice

Suppose Yasmin buys a new house and calls the utility company to turn on the electricity. Yasmin is assigned an energy provider that produces electricity from burning coal. She is allowed to choose a different provider that uses clean energy sources at a later date. Yasmin is likely to _______ based on the influence of _______.

• A)switch to a new provider; loss aversion
• B)switch to a new provider; the endowment effect
• C)stick with the assigned provider; the commitment effect
• D)stick with the assigned provider; status quo bias

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Definitions:

Other Personalities

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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