An Advance in a Particular Field Coincided with Renewed Interest

question 47

Multiple Choice

An advance in a particular field coincided with renewed interest in the study of general cognition. Which field?

• A) The manipulation and transfer of information
• B) Organisational psychology
• C) The experimental analysis of behaviour
• D) Assessing individual differences

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Definitions:

Recession

A period of economic decline across an economy lasting more than a few months, typically visible in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales.

Demand

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Income Elasticity of Demand

An indicator of the variation in the demand for a product as a result of changes in the income levels of consumers.

Normal Good

A good for which demand increases when consumer income rises, and decreases when consumer income falls.