"Money Can't Buy Love: Asymmetric Beliefs about Gift Price and Feelings of Appreciation."

This is about the economics of gift-giving.

This frequent experience of gift-giving can engender ambivalent feelings in gift-givers.

Here, "engender" means... trigger

According to Waldfogel (1993), gift-giving represents an objective waste of resources.

Waldfogel is probably... an economist

Gift-givers never learn to calibrate their gift expenditures according to personal insight.

The authors think that gift-givers don't use their insight.

Perhaps givers believe that bigger gifts convey stronger signals of thoughtfulness.

Here, convey means.. communicate

Every day, millions of shoppers hit the stores in full force.

In this sentence, hit means...go shopping enthusiastically

According to Camerer (1988) and others, gift-giving represents a symbolic ritual...

The authors refer to work by Camerer to support their thesis

Although a link between gift price and feelings of appreciation seem intuitive to gift-givers,

...such an assumption may be unfounded.

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1
The word “ambivalent” can mean ....
equivocal, torn, unsure
uncertain, irresolute, decisive
uncertain, wavering, or resolute
doubtful, certain, inconclusive
2
"Money Can't Buy Love: Asymmetric Beliefs about Gift Price and Feelings of Appreciation."
This is about why poor people can't buy gifts.
This is a children's book.
This is a love story.
This is about the economics of gift-giving.
3
This frequent experience of gift-giving can engender ambivalent feelings in gift-givers.
Here, "engender" means... target
Here, "engender" means... manifest
Here, "engender" means... trigger
Here, "engender" means... stop
4
According to Waldfogel (1993), gift-giving represents an objective waste of resources.
Waldfogel is probably... an economist
Waldfogel is probably... an ancient mathematician
Waldfogel is probably... an Olympic judge.
Waldfogel is probably... a generous man
5
Gift-givers never learn to calibrate their gift expenditures according to personal insight.
The authors think that gift-givers are insincere.
The authors think that gift-givers don't use their insight.
The authors think that gift-givers make illogical decisions.
The authors think that gift-givers are stingy.
6
Perhaps givers believe that bigger gifts convey stronger signals of thoughtfulness.
Here, convey means.. transport
Here, convey means.. counteract
Here, convey means.. communicate
Here, convey means.. counteract
7
Every day, millions of shoppers hit the stores in full force.
In this sentence, hit means... crash into something
In this sentence, hit means... punch someone violently
In this sentence, hit means...go shopping enthusiastically
In this sentence, hit means... go shopping apathetically
8
They may not construe smaller gifts as representing smaller signals of thoughtfulness.
construe does NOT mean.. interpret
construe does NOT mean.. build
construe does NOT mean.. see
construe does NOT mean.. regard
9
Gift receivers wouldn't spend $100 on gifts. To wit, givers are likely to spend more than that.
To wit means... jokingly
To wit means... ironically
To wit means... namely
To wit means... generally speaking
10
According to Camerer (1988) and others, gift-giving represents a symbolic ritual...
The authors refer to work by Camerer to support their thesis
The authors refer to work by Camerer because it's true.
The authors refer to work by Camerer to make more money.
The authors refer to work by Camerer to show how it is wrong
11
Although a link between gift price and feelings of appreciation seem intuitive to gift-givers,
...such an assumption may be unfounded.
... many feelings like this are based on reality.
... this connection could be real.
...this idea is totally stupid.

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