The Assumption That Population Growth Will Lead to a Fall

question 12

Multiple Choice

The assumption that population growth will lead to a fall in real GDP per person rate back to subsistence level is

• A) associated with Malthusians.
• B) central to the new growth theory.
• C) part of the neoclassical school of growth theory.
• D) accepted by all economists today.

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Definitions:

Inhibitory PSPs

Post-synaptic potentials that make a post-synaptic neuron less likely to generate an action potential.

Absolute Refractory Period

A period immediately following the firing of a nerve fiber when it cannot be stimulated for a brief period, regardless of how strong the incoming stimulus may be.

Relative Refractory Period

A period shortly after the firing of a nerve during which the nerve cannot be stimulated to fire again at its maximum rate, but can still respond to a stronger than usual stimulus.

Firing Rate

The frequency at which a neuron discharges electrical impulses over a certain period of time.