Scientists Find That Eating Corn Three Times a Day Will

question 180

Multiple Choice

Scientists find that eating corn three times a day will prolong life. This leads to a shift in preferences away from wheat and toward corn. As we move from one equilibrium to another, we can predict that

• A) all input markets are affected.
• B) all input markets except land are affected because both products use land as an input.
• C) labor markets are not affected because the wheat industry and the corn industry use laborers to drive tractors.
• D) even if they use different technologies, no input markets are affected because they use the same inputs.

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Definitions:

Irrational Beliefs

Thoughts that lack evidence or logical reasoning, often contributing to unhealthy emotional outcomes.

Cognitive Distortion

A mental framework that consists of skewed or biased ways of thinking, often leading to negative emotions and behaviors.

Overgeneralization

A cognitive distortion where an individual draws a general rule or conclusion based on a single or limited number of events.

REBT

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, a form of psychotherapy that helps individuals identify irrational beliefs and patterns of thinking to develop healthier emotional responses and behaviors.