This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: The economic rule of thumb that only future costs and benefits, not past commitments, should be ... (Read 157 times)

clmills979

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 551
The economic rule of thumb that only future costs and benefits, not past commitments, should be considered in making a decision is the
 
  a. sunk cost principle.
  b. escalation effect.
  c. endowment effect.
  d. contingency model.

Question 2

We can conclude that participants in Sheriff's study exhibited private conformity rather than public conformity because
 
  a. when retested without their fellow group members, participants reverted to their original estimates.
  b. they would report their group's normative estimate when asked to respond aloud, but not when asked torespond in writing.
 c. they continued to use their group estimates when retested alone one year later.
  d. the task was too easy for people to demonstrate public conformity.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

bfulkerson77

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 331
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c





 

Did you know?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released reports detailing the deaths of infants (younger than 1 year of age) who died after being given cold and cough medications. This underscores the importance of educating parents that children younger than 2 years of age should never be given over-the-counter cold and cough medications without consulting their physicians.

Did you know?

Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.

Did you know?

The training of an anesthesiologist typically requires four years of college, 4 years of medical school, 1 year of internship, and 3 years of residency.

Did you know?

Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the breathing tubes (bronchi), which causes increased mucus production and other changes. It is usually caused by bacteria or viruses, can be serious in people who have pulmonary or cardiac diseases, and can lead to pneumonia.

Did you know?

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was discovered in 1961 in the United Kingdom. It if often referred to as a superbug. MRSA infections cause more deaths in the United States every year than AIDS.

Methicilli ...

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library