Dr Shingwauk Designed an Experiment in Which Participants Listened to a Persuasive

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Multiple Choice

Dr. Shingwauk designed an experiment in which participants listened to a persuasive speech delivered either by a very tall person or a person of average height. In addition, the speeches were delivered by people wearing either business clothes or casual clothes. Dr. Shingwauk asked listeners to fill out a survey about impressions of the speaker's credibility. In this study, what is Dr. Shingwauk looking to determine?

• A)Does a double-blind procedure lead to greater credibility of speakers, independent of the effects of appearance?
• B)Do height and clothing style interact to influence judgements of credibility?
• C)Does persuasion interact with any other factors?
• D)Does the persuasiveness of the speech depend on the additive effects of height and clothing style?

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Definitions:

Resource Demand

The desire for resources (such as labor, capital, and natural resources) based on their contribution to the production process, influenced by factors like technological change and product demand.

Elasticity of Resource Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a resource changes in response to a change in its price.

Resource Quantity Demanded

Refers to the total quantity of a resource that buyers are willing and able to purchase at a given price over a specific period.

Total Costs

The sum of fixed and variable expenses incurred by a business in the production of goods or services.