Which of the Following Is an Example of a Policy

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a policy whose costs are widely distributed but whose benefits are concentrated?

• A) Social Security
• B) investment bank regulations and investigations
• C) air pollution controls
• D) public colleges
• E) tax policy

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Definitions:

Just-World Hypothesis

The notion that many people need to believe that the world is fair and that justice is served, that bad people are punished and good people are rewarded.

Deindividuation

In groups or crowds, the loss of awareness of one’s own individuality.

Robbers Cave Experiment

A social psychology experiment that showed how group conflict can arise from competition over resources and how cooperative tasks can reduce intergroup hostility.

Us-Them Hostility

A form of social or group bias where an in-group harbors negative feelings and attitudes towards an out-group, often leading to conflict.