When the Sales of a Certain Brand of Diet Soda

question 72

Multiple Choice

When the sales of a certain brand of diet soda slowed,a national grocery retailer decided to drop the price of that product,which resulted in a large increase in sales of the soda.This sales increase is a type of

• A)Big Data.
• B)input.
• C)quality control.
• D)outcry.
• E)feedback.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic

Pertaining to the sympathetic nervous system, which controls the body's responses to stress and regulates vital functions such as heart rate.

Allostatic

Pertaining to allostatic load, the cumulative wear and tear on the body's systems due to chronic stress.

GAS

The General Adaptation Syndrome, a three-stage process that describes the physiological changes the body goes through under stress.

Generalized Adaptation Syndrome

A theoretical framework describing the body's response to stress in three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.