Repeatedly Checking to See If Your Stove Is Turned Off

question 10

Multiple Choice

Repeatedly checking to see if your stove is turned off is to ________ as repeatedly thinking you might try to set your own house on fire is to ________.

• A) depression; mania
• B) compulsion; obsession
• C) hallucination; delusion
• D) paranoia; catatonia

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Definitions:

Quasi-Public Goods

Goods that are not fully non-excludable or non-rivalrous, falling between pure public goods and private goods, often provided by the government.

Negative Externalities

Unintended adverse effects of a transaction that impact third parties who are not part of the transaction.

Economic Efficiency

A situation in which all available resources are utilized in the most effective way possible, maximizing the production of goods and services without waste.

Taxes

Compulsory financial charges or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures.