Researchers asked homeowners for permission to install a large, poorly lettered sign in their front yards. only 17 percent of the homeowners consented to the installations. researchers then approached different homeowners and asked if they could post a small sign. nearly all agreed. then, when asked two weeks later if they could post the large, ugly sign, 76 percent consented. the results of this experiment are most likely due to the phenomenon.

Suppose that a government that is skeptical of efforts to regulate prices charged by private companies is nevertheless concerned that an electric utility company is taking advantage of consumers with unfair pricing policies. which of the following policy options might most effectively enable the government to achieve its objectives in this situation? do nothing to all. turn the company into a public enterprise. use antitrust laws to increase competition. regulate the firm's pricing behavior.