An Assertion About the Desirability of Reducing Unemployment by Lowering

question 70

Multiple Choice

An assertion about the desirability of reducing unemployment by lowering payroll taxes is most likely

• A)a normative statement.
• B)a hypothesis.
• C)a testable proposition.
• D)a theory.
• E)a positive statement.

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Definitions:

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.

Garden Path Sentences

Sentences that begin in such a way that a reader's most likely interpretation will be incorrect and will need to be revised upon reaching the end of the sentence.

Psycholinguists

Scientists who study the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, comprehend and produce language.

Eye Movements

Movements of the eyeballs that enable us to scan our environment, important for vision, reading, and non-verbal communication.