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A scientist who wants to predict the way in which consumers(消费者) will spend

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问题     A scientist who wants to predict the way in which consumers(消费者) will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must obtain data both on the resources of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage or discourage money spending.
    If an economist were asked which of three groups borrow most—people with rising incomes, stable incomes, or ’decreasing incomes—he would probably answer, those with decreasing incomes. Actually, in the years 1947~1950, the answer was: people with rising incomes. People with decreasing incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumptions(假设) about earning and spending are not always reliable. Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up they will hasten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The expectations of price increases may not stimulate buying. One typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising prices. "In a few months", she said, "we’ll have to pay more for meat and milk; we’ll have less to spend on other things". Her family had been planning to buy a new car but they postponed this purchase. Furthermore, the rise in prices that has already taken place may be disliked and buyers’ resistance may be produced. This is shown by the following typical comment; "I just don’t pay these prices; they are too high".
    The investigations mentioned above were carried out in America; condition most helpful to spending appears to be price stability. If prices have been stable and people consider that they are reasonable, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology(心理学).
选项 A、rely on traditional assumptions about earning and spending
B、try to encourage or discourage consumers to spend money
C、carry out investigations on consumer behavior and get data of consumers incomes and money spending motives
D、do researches in consumer psychology in a laboratory
答案 C
解析 答案依据第一段：A scientist who wants to…or discourage money spending．"科学家如果要预测消费者消费的方式就必须研究消费者行为。他必须获得关于消费者的财力和关于促使或阻碍他们消费的动机的资料"。对此问题，C项正确，carry out investigation即study的意思。
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