When Tversky and Khaneman Asked One Group of People to Imagine

question 66

Multiple Choice

When Tversky and Khaneman asked one group of people to imagine that, having previously purchased a ticket for $10, they arrive at the theater to discover they have lost their ticket and a second group of to imagine that they arrive just before the performance to buy a ticket and find they have lost $10 from their wallets, the majority of people in the lost ticket group said they ________ still attend the performance, and the majority of people in the lost $10 group said they ________ still attend the performance.

• A)would; would not
• B)would; would
• C)would not; would not
• D)would not; would

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Definitions:

Mastery Orientation

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