Your Roommate Has the Right to Play Her Harmonica During

question 257

Multiple Choice

Your roommate has the right to play her harmonica during the day. But you find the best time to study is during the day, and the harmonica playing makes it hard for you to concentrate. You tell your roommate that you will do her laundry every week if she does not play the harmonica during the day and she agrees to this. This is an example of

• A) the drop-in-the-bucket problem.
• B) liability rules.
• C) the Coase theorem.
• D) an injunction.

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Definitions:

Diencephalon

The portion of the brain that contains structures such as the thalamus and hypothalamus, involved in sensory and autonomic functions.

Subthalamic Nuclei

A small group of cells located in the brain that are part of the basal ganglia system, involved in regulating movements.

Pineal Body

A small gland in the brain involved in the production of the hormone melatonin, regulating sleep patterns.

Third Ventricle

A narrow, midline cavity in the brain, part of the ventricular system where cerebrospinal fluid is produced and circulates, located between the two halves of the thalamus.