According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," an anthropologist was hired to find out why customers of a utility company failed to reduce energy consumption, despite their claims that they were trying to conserve. He discovered that
a. customers were lying.
b. thermostats were faulty.
c. meters were faulty.
d. fathers turned down thermostats, other family members turned them up.
Correct Answer: d
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