When people make a decision to not participate in a program unless they actively enroll for it, program participation is:

A. likely to be lower than if people were automatically enrolled and had to actively opt-out of participating.
B. exclusive, which always makes it more attractive to people.
C. likely to be the same as if people were automatically enrolled and had to actively opt-out of participating.
D. likely to be higher than if people were automatically enrolled and had to actively opt-out of participating.


Answer: A

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