Saccharin and Aspartame Are Both Low-Calorie Substitutes for Sugar

question 83

Multiple Choice

Saccharin and aspartame are both low-calorie substitutes for sugar. If saccharin is found to cause cancer,

• A) the price of aspartame will increase.
• B) the price of sugar will decrease.
• C) the price of saccharin will increase.
• D) the demand curves for aspartame and sugar will shift leftward.
• E) aspartame and sugar will be complements.

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Definitions:

Door-in-the-face Technique

A persuasion strategy where a larger, unreasonable request is made first with the expectation of being refused, followed by the real, smaller request.

Persuasion Strategies

Persuasion strategies are techniques designed to change the beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors of others in a particular direction.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological phenomenon involving discomfort felt at conflicting beliefs, values, or attitudes, leading to an alteration in one of the conflicting factors.

Door-in-the-face Technique

A persuasion strategy where a large, likely-to-be-rejected request is followed by a smaller, more reasonable request.