Buzz Is Particularly Influential for Which of the Following Items

question 208

Multiple Choice

Buzz is particularly influential for which of the following items?

• A)toys,pharmaceuticals,motion pictures,and consumer electronics
• B)baby products,gardening,retirement funds,and health insurance
• C)funeral services,cruises,foreign travel,and higher education
• D)day care,silver-plating,restaurants,and home repair
• E)sports lessons,veterinarians,dance studios,and pressure washing

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Definitions:

External Attribution

The process of assigning the cause of one's own or others' behaviors to external factors or circumstances beyond the individual's control.

Illusory Correlation

The phenomenon of perceiving a relationship between variables (typically people, events, or behaviors) even when no such relationship exists.

False Uniqueness Effect

Refers to an individual's tendency to underestimate the commonality of one's abilities and one's desirable or successful behaviors.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that ensures, by the behavior it generates, that it will come true.