Economists Refer to the Purchase of a New Home as

question 22

Multiple Choice

Economists refer to the purchase of a new home as

• A)fixed structure investment.
• B)residential consumption.
• C)building investment.
• D)inventory investment.
• E)residential investment.

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Definitions:

Psychomotor Retardation

A slowing-down of thought and reduction of physical movements in an individual, often observed in major depressive disorders.

Learned Helplessness

A possible explanation for some depressive behavior, based on findings that organisms in aversive situations learn to show inactivity when their behavior is not reinforced.

Hallucinations

Perceptions in a conscious and awake state in the absence of external stimuli, which have qualities of real perception.

Ideas of Persecution

False beliefs that one is being harassed, harmed, poisoned or conspired against by others, often seen in paranoid disorders.