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.

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The anthropologist hired to find out why customers of a utility company failed to reduce energy consumption discovered that fathers turned down thermostats, while other family members turned them up. This means that there was a lack of agreement within families on energy conservation, leading to increased usage.

According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," an Anthropologist Was Hired