Cassie is at the looking for a new brand of toothpaste. Stor…

Cassie is at the looking for a new brand of toothpaste. Store A has 4 different brand options while Store B has 20 options. Which store is going to result in the highest likelihood Cassie chooses something and the highest level of happiness after Cassie chooses a toothpaste? Why?

Polly has just moved to Florida from the city of Pittsburgh,…

Polly has just moved to Florida from the city of Pittsburgh, PA. While sitting in a work meeting, Polly states her pencil “needs sharpened.” Her boss is native to the Florida area and is surprised by the phrase. Should her boss correct her sentence construction?

Gina is running for presidential office, and wants to make s…

Gina is running for presidential office, and wants to make sure people vote for her over her competitor. To do this, she pays for ads to run on TV showing her competitor next to pictures of a known racist person.  By pairing her competitor with a known racist person, she is using ___________ to influence voters. 

Anita is learning how to cook, so she usually follows recipe…

Anita is learning how to cook, so she usually follows recipes when preparing a meal. While trying to cook creamed spinach, she realizes she doesn’t have heavy cream. She opens her fridge and all she sees is milk, half-and-half, and sour cream, and decides “dang! I guess I can’t finish this recipe”.  Anita’s problem is that she is _________________.