One advantage/pro of experimental research is that ____________. One limitation/con of this method is that ____________.

Petty and Wegener (1998) conducted a study in which participants received one of two possible ads about a new shampoo. They found that ____________ were more persuaded by the ad that focused on a consumer’s “image” whereas ____________ were more influenced by the ad that emphasizes product quality.

Ruby, a seventeen-year-old, purchases a car from Smitz Used Auto Sales and agrees to pay for it over a period of twenty-four months. Ruby makes the payments for four months but then decides the car payment is too much for her limited budget. Ruby tells Smitz that she wants to stop making payments and that she wants out of the contract completely. The contract between Ruby and Smitz can be canceled by:

XYZ Corp enters into a contract with ABC Manufacturing for the delivery of custom machinery. The contract includes a clause stating that if ABC is late in delivering the machinery, it must pay XYZ Corp $50,000 for each day the delivery is delayed. The actual estimated damages from a delay are difficult to calculate, but historically, similar delays have only resulted in losses of around $5,000 per day. ABC fails to deliver on time, and XYZ demands payment according to the contract clause. ABC argues that the clause is unenforceable as a penalty. Is the $50,000 per day clause enforceable as a liquidated damages provision, or is it an unenforceable penalty clause? Discuss the factors the court will consider in making this determination.

In experimental research, random assignment refers to how:

____________ represent how people are supposed to act in a given context, whereas ____________ are typically determined by how most people actually behave in that setting.

Selma wants to buy Matilda’s house. Selma has been admiring the house for a long time and has asked Matilda repeatedly to sell the house to her, but Matilda has always refused. Finally, Selma tells Matilda that if Matilda does not sell Selma the house, Selma will kill Matilda’s daughter. Afraid for her daughter’s life, Matilda signs the contract to sell the house to Selma. If Matilda later tries to rescind the contract:

When trying to market a product as a “good compromise,” marketers may often present and compare it to…

Otto orally agrees to install three wells for Green Space Energy over the next eighteen months. When the three wells are completed, Green Space Energy will pay Otto $10,000. After the first well is completed, Green Space Energy tells Otto that it does not want any more wells. Green Space Energy refuses to pay Otto for the first well, claiming that the contract was not in writing and, therefore, not enforceable. If Otto sues Green Space Energy to enforce the contract:

PART 2 – Score discussions   Discuss three (3) of the attached musical excerpts. For each selection, consider: If possible, identify the piece and composer (or suggest possible composers) What kind of composition is this? (What musical evidence supports your decision?) Are there performance practice considerations worthy of discussion in this excerpt? (For example, tempo / tempo modification? Articulation / articulation markings?) (Please note that NOT all these questions may be equally applicable to each excerpt.) HSC excerpt 2a HSC excerpt 2b HSC excerpt 2c HSC excerpt 2d