According to the Adherents of Determinism, Why Is It Sometimes

question 117

Multiple Choice

According to the adherents of determinism, why is it sometimes impossible to predict people's behavior accurately?

• A) People have a free will.
• B) Some behaviors have causes but others do not.
• C) Sometimes the causes are so complex that it is impossible to predict some behaviors.
• D) The experimental method is appropriate only for the physical sciences, not for the behavioral sciences.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium

A market scenario where the balance between supply and demand stabilizes prices.

Profit-Maximizing Quantity

The manufacturing level where an enterprise attains its greatest possible earnings.

Natural Monopoly

A market condition where due to high fixed or startup costs, a single firm can supply a product or service to an entire market more efficiently than multiple firms could.

Electricity

A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles such as electrons or protons, either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.