An Old Advertisement for Dove Ice Cream Bars Touted the Bars

question 57

Multiple Choice

An old advertisement for Dove ice cream bars touted the bars as "sinfully" delicious-so delicious that they should be banned or forbidden. The advertisement, which sought to make the bars seem as attractive to people as possible, was apparently playing on ____.

• A) reactance
• B) the status quo bias
• C) the certainty effect
• D) risk aversion

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