Suppose Walker Publishing Company Is Considering Bringing Out a New

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Suppose Walker Publishing Company is considering bringing out a new finance text whose projected revenues include some revenues that will be taken away from another of Walker's books.The lost sales on the older book are a sunk cost and as such should not be considered in the analysis for the new book.

Explore the psychological concepts of attraction and love, including Sternberg's triangular model.

Understand the causes and consequences of attributions, including the fundamental attribution error and actor-observer effect.

Recognize the role of social, cultural, and individual factors in aggression and conflict.

Grasp methods and theories in persuasion and attitude change, including fear appeals and the elaboration likelihood model.

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