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A Religious Leader in a Small City Led a Crusade

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A religious leader in a small city led a crusade against the local X-rated movie theaters, topless dance bars, and strip clubs, often leading groups of angry citizens to storm the buildings and threaten to shut them down. After a great deal of publicity, however, a newspaper published photos of the same man frequenting strip clubs and patronizing prostitutes in a neighboring state. Sigmund Freud would explain this man's behavior as an example of:

Recognize the limitations of rational choice theory in explaining consumer behavior.

Identify and explain various cognitive biases and heuristics that influence economic decision-making, such as the anchoring effect and hyperbolic discounting.

Understand the effect of framing on decision-making and choice.

Assess the importance of self-control mechanisms in economic behavior, and strategies to enhance it.

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