Questions About the Extent to Which Maladaptive Habits Learned in Childhood

question 6

Multiple Choice

Questions about the extent to which maladaptive habits learned in childhood can be overcome in adulthood are most directly relevant to the issue of

• A)continuity or stages.
• B)physical or cognitive development.
• C)stability or change.
• D)nature or nurture.

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Definitions:

Economic Rent

Income earned from the use of a resource that is in fixed supply; a payment to a factor of production in excess of the cost needed to bring that factor into production.

Nominal

Referring to a value expressed in current prices, without adjustment for inflation, as opposed to real values which are adjusted for inflation.

Real Wage

The purchasing power of wages, adjusted for inflation, indicating the quantity of goods and services that can be bought.

Consumer Price Index

A measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, typically used to assess inflation.