Which of the Following Scenarios Best Illustrates the Concept of Perceptual

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of perceptual constancy?

• A) A woman's negative experience with men in her youth makes her wary of meeting new men.
• B) A short man finds everyone literally talking down to him.
• C) A man's menacing looks cause others to see him as a threat to their safety.
• D) A woman's blunt and aggressive manner irritates people in social situations.

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Definitions:

Marginal Propensity

The ratio of the change in an economic variable (such as consumption spending) to the change in another variable (such as income).

Planned Investment

Expenditures on capital goods by firms, intended to increase their future production capacity.

Marginal Propensity

The fraction of an additional amount of income that is spent on consumption.

Aggregate Expenditure

The total amount spent on national-level goods and services in an economy.