Last Year Fiona Had a Yard Sale

question 274

Multiple Choice

Last year Fiona had a yard sale.She marked the prices of items very reasonably,and she refused to reduce them when people tried to "deal." This year she had another yard sale,but this time she marked the prices of items quite high,and then reduced them by 50% or more when people asked to "deal." Fiona was surprised to find that she made much more money this year.When she asks you why this might have happened,you explain how judgments can be affected by

• A) absolute thresholds.
• B) sensory adaptation.
• C) contrast effects.
• D) subliminal comparitors.

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Definitions:

Ethnomethodology

A sociological perspective that examines how people use everyday, commonsense understandings to make sense of life and navigate the social world.

Methods

Systematic approaches or techniques used to conduct research, gather data, or solve problems within various fields of study.

Daily Life

Encompasses the routine activities, habits, and practices that individuals engage in on a day-to-day basis.

Ethnomethodologists

Specialists in the study of how people make sense of their everyday social interactions, focusing on the methods and practices used to construct social order.