Suppose That You Have a Winning Lottery Ticket for $100,000

question 24

Essay

Suppose that you have a winning lottery ticket for $100,000.The State of California doesn't pay this amount up front - this is the amount you will receive over time.The State offers you two options.The first pays you $80,000 up front and that will be the entire amount.The second pays you winnings over a three year period.The last option pays you a large payment today with small payments in the future.The payment options are detailed in the table below:

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.