According to Research Mentioned in This Chapter, After Observing the Amount

question 33

Multiple Choice

According to research mentioned in this chapter, after observing the amount of time elementary students spent playing new math games, researchers provided rewards to children for playing with the games. After the rewards were removed, __________.

• A) children's intrinsic interest in the math games increased
• B) the time children spent playing the game remained the same
• C) although children reported less liking for the math games, they continued to play with them
• D) children's intrinsic interest in the math games decreased

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The monetary cost of manufacturing one more unit of a good or service.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the number of goods produced, representing the cost per unit of output.

Product Variety

The range of different products or services offered by a company or available in a market, catering to diverse customer tastes and needs.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy in which production represents consumer preferences; in particular, every good or service is produced up to the point where the last unit provides a marginal benefit to society equal to the marginal cost of producing it.