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Question 1

Hedonic goods

Answer 1

Those whose consumption is focused on gratification.

Question 2

Utilitarian goods

Answer 2

When consumption is focused on function.

Question 3

Are hedonic or utilitarian aspects at play with the study on student housing?

Answer 3

Both were at play but at different times:

• Utilitarian aspects => immediately after the lottery where the focus for students would likely be on how the residence hall will functionally meet their needs.
• Hedonic aspects => more apparent after students have actually experienced the sensory and affective impact of life in the residence hall .

Question 4

Semantic memory

Answer 4

Storehouse of general knowledge about the world => where the summary belief about the self reside.

Question 5

Episodic memory

Answer 5

Our first-hand recollections of experiences => constitutes the raw material that sparks and confirms summary assessments of the self.