You Decide to Go to Work for a Presidential Candidate

question 388

Essay

You decide to go to work for a presidential candidate in the next election. You think that the way to get people to vote for your candidate is to use some psychology. So, you make a deal with a soft-drink company to insert a picture of your candidate into its commercials for only a brief instant. It will be so quick that no one will notice the picture. That way, the candidate's image will enter viewers' subconscious minds and make them vote for your candidate. What psychological processes are you trying to use, and will they be likely to work?

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Definitions:

Barriers To Entry

Factors that prevent or hinder the ability of new competitors to enter and compete in an industry or market.

Monopolists

Entities or individuals that have exclusive control over the production and sale of a particular good or service, allowing them to manipulate market conditions.

Monopolist

A single seller in a market who has significant control over the price and supply of a product or service.

Perfectly Competitive Firm

A firm that operates in a market where there are many buyers and sellers, no barriers to entry or exit, and all firms sell identical products.