Figure: Religion This Graph Illustrates the Work of Psychologists

Figure: Religion This graph illustrates the work of psychologists Harvey Whitehouse and Quentin Atkinson,as published in the April 23-29,2011 issue of The Economist.The "unpleasantness" of religious rituals (0 is low,5 is high) is along the x-axis.How often the religion requires the ritual to be performed is along the y-axis.What economic concept does this diagram represent?

A) opportunity cost
B) consumer surplus
C) a demand curve
D) an inferior good

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