An Airline Company

question 144

Multiple Choice

An airline company

• A) cannot price discriminate because it is against the law.
• B) price discriminates by charging higher prices to business travelers.
• C) price discriminates by charging lower prices to business travelers.
• D) price discriminates even though its profits are lower because competition forces it to do so.
• E) has fewer customers because it price discriminates than it would have if it did not price discriminate.

Recognize the importance of message characteristics, such as discrepancy and sidedness, in persuasion.

Differentiate between explicit and implicit forms of social influence and understand their implications.

Understand the components of the Communication-Persuasion Paradigm and how various attributes impact the persuasion outcome.

Define social influence and identify outcomes that result from social influence.

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Definitions:

Thomas Theorem

A theory stating that if people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.

Brym And Lie

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Class, Gender, And Racial

The intersecting social categories that significantly affect individuals' experiences, opportunities, and social status in society.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

An expectation that helps bring about what it predicts.