Sammy and Mark Watched a Ballgame Together

question 119

Multiple Choice

Sammy and Mark watched a ballgame together.Sammy favored the home team, while Mark was an avid fan of the road team.The star player for Sammy's team made a great play and started to celebrate in a rather demonstrative fashion.Sammy got caught up in the celebration, while Mark was angered because he felt this display was an insult to the players of his team.This demonstrates that

• A) two people's evaluations of the same event are more likely to be similar than to be different.
• B) we often interpret events and behavior based upon pre-existing attitudes.
• C) central route processing leads to stronger opinions than peripheral route processing.
• D) we can hold both positive and negative evaluations about the same object.

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Definitions:

Spending Variance

The difference between the actual spending and the budgeted or planned spending in a budgetary control system.

Laundry Costs

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Manufacturing Overhead

The indirect costs associated with manufacturing, including costs related to operating the factory that are not directly tied to the production of goods.

Spending Variance

The difference between the actual amount spent and the budgeted or planned amount in a financial plan or budget.