Alumni Donations to Universities and Colleges May at First Appear

question 24

Multiple Choice

Alumni donations to universities and colleges may at first appear _____, but further examination reveals that they are motivated by _____.

• A) self-interested; altruism
• B) self-interested; greed
• C) altruistic; self-interest
• D) altruistic; the sunk cost fallacy

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Percentage of Variance

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Restriction of Range

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