Emily Spent Several Hours Completing a Long Application to Join

question 88

Multiple Choice

Emily spent several hours completing a long application to join an honour society at her university. If she is accepted for membership, the initiation fee will be $100. Emily wonders how she could manage to pay the $100 out of her already overextended budget. Emily is accepted into the honour society and pays the initiation fee. Which of the following will Emily likely to do afterward?

• A)be relatively neutral about the honour society
• B)quit the honour society almost immediately
• C)feel very positive about being a member of the society
• D)regret that she joined the honour society

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