You Purchase a $30, Nonrefundable Ticket to a Play at a Local

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Multiple Choice

You purchase a $30, nonrefundable ticket to a play at a local theater. Ten minutes into the show you realize that it is not a very good show and place only a $10 value on seeing the remainder of the show. Alternatively you could leave the theater and go home and watch TV or read a book. You place an $8 value on watching TV and a $6 value on reading a book.

• A)You should leave the theater since the net benefit from seeing the remainder of the show is -$20, while going home will earn you at least $8 of satisfaction.
• B)You should stay and watch the remainder of the show.
• C)You should go home and watch TV.
• D)You should go home and read a book.

Examine theories of crowd psychology and behavioral norms within group settings, including the historical perspectives of Le Bon and the concept of emergent norms.

Understand the concept of prejudice and its common patterns within societies.

Identify and explain the mechanisms and consequences of dehumanization.

Analyze the role of social psychology paradigms in uncovering prejudice.

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