Assume That You Can Afford to Buy as Many Candy

question 127

Multiple Choice

Assume that you can afford to buy as many candy bars and ice cream cones as you want. You would continue to consume both candy bars and ice cream until the:

• A) marginal utility of each decreases.
• B) marginal utility of each becomes negative.
• C) total utility of each becomes negative.
• D) marginal utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is equal.
• E) total utility of candy bars and ice cream bars is equal.

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Definitions:

Dispositional Attribution

The tendency to attribute someone's behavior to their personality or character rather than to situational factors.

Situational Attribution

Refers to the process of attributing a person's behavior to external factors, such as the situation or environment they are in.

Cognitive Dissonance

The uneasy feeling that arises in someone when they possess multiple conflicting beliefs, ideas, or values simultaneously.

Foot-In-The-Door

A psychological technique that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up by agreeing to a modest request.