Elliott Loves to Compete in Mountain Biking

question 22

Multiple Choice

Elliott loves to compete in mountain biking.He subscribes to all the bicycling magazines and reads them as soon as they arrive each month.Champion bikers like Golden Brainard,Chris Sheppard,and Carl Swenson are often used in the product advertisements in these magazines.The ads convince Elliott to buy these products because these champions are a(n) _____ group for Elliott.

• A) secondary reference
• B) primary reference
• C) aspirational
• D) nonaspirational
• E) direct reference

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Definitions:

Empirical Method

A way of gaining knowledge by means of direct and indirect observation or experience.

Reliable

Capable of being trusted or depended upon; consistently good in quality or performance.

Knowledge

Information which we believe to be true and for which we have justification or evidence.

Controlled Conditions

Experimental setups where all variables are kept constant except for the one being tested to ensure the results are due to the variable of interest.