Which of the Following Is the Best Example of Someone

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of someone soliciting information and thereby being affected by informational influence?

• A) A man is interested in buying a pickup truck, and goes online to different truck blogs and websites to gather information. He uses this information to help guide his decision-making about what trucks to test drive.
• B) A teenager asks her friends if they like a certain store. When they say yes, she declares that she likes it too, because she wants to seem cool.
• C) A professor asks her students whether they believe there are instances in which genocide is "justified." She listens to their opinions and corrects them when they make inaccurate statements about history.
• D) A father asks his seven-year-old how she knows that it's dinnertime (he is testing her ability to read Roman numerals on the kitchen clock). When she explains what some of the numerals mean, he nods appreciably and pretends to have learned something.

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Definitions:

Unearned Revenues

Income received by a company for goods or services that have yet to be provided, recorded as a liability on the balance sheet.

Prepaid Expenses

Costs that are paid in advance for goods or services, which are recognized as expenses over time as the benefits are received.

Employer Payroll Taxes

Employer payroll taxes are taxes that an employer is required to pay on behalf of their employees, including Social Security and Medicare taxes in the United States.

FICA Taxes

Taxes imposed on both employees and employers to fund Social Security and Medicare, based on a percentage of payroll.