You Are Listening to a Radio Broadcast Which Describes a Person

question 236

Multiple Choice

You are listening to a radio broadcast which describes a person who donated a kidney to a complete stranger in need of a transplant,when the phone rings and the fireman's local asks you to make a donation.The idea of priming suggests that

• A)you will be less likely to make a donation because your self-esteem has been threatened by realizing that you will never be as saintly as the person in the story.
• B)you will be more likely to make a donation because you feel in a good mood after hearing the heartwarming story.
• C)you will be more likely to make a donation because the schema of being charitable has been made more accessible.
• D)you will not be affected in your likelihood of making a donation by the radio broadcast.

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Definitions:

Chi-square Distribution

A statistical distribution that describes the distribution of the sum of the squares of a set of variables, often used in hypothesis testing.

Random Variable

A variable that can take on numerical values based on the outcomes of a random event.

Value

The importance, worth, or usefulness of something or a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed.

Test Statistic

A statistic calculated from sample data, used to assess the plausibility of a hypothesis.