Many People Choose to Submit Payroll Forms to Their Employers

question 11

Multiple Choice

Many people choose to submit payroll forms to their employers that result in more income taxes being withheld than these employees actually will owe in income taxes.According to behavioral scientists,the most likely explanation for this behavior is that:

• A) The IRS, in paying tax refunds, pays generous interest rates on excess amounts withheld from taxpayers' earnings during the year
• B) Over-withheld taxes are viewed favorably by credit reporting agencies, which enhances taxpayers' self-esteem
• C) The principle of loss aversion
• D) The principle of moral reminders

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Definitions:

Purity

The quality or state of being free from contamination, adulteration, or imperfection; often associated with moral or ethical cleanliness.

Wavelength

The gap between one peak of a wave and the next, particularly in sound waves or electromagnetic waves.

Subliminal

Pertaining to stimuli or psychological processes that occur below the threshold of conscious awareness.

Below Threshold

Refers to stimuli that are too weak in intensity to evoke a perceptible response or awareness.