In One Study, Policies and Procedures Were Changed for Some

question 43

Multiple Choice

In one study, policies and procedures were changed for some elderly residents. Which change seemed to have the most beneficial effects on the residents?

• A) Having the staff do many of the residents' daily chores and responsibilities for them
• B) Explaining to the residents how the staff would now take care of their problems
• C) Explaining to the residents that they have earned their rest and should enjoy it
• D) Emphasizing a sense of increased control and responsibility to the residents

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Definitions:

Collective Benefits

Advantages or positive outcomes that are shared and enjoyed by all members of a group or society, not just by the individual who incurred the cost.

Excludable

A characteristic of a good or service that allows owners or producers to prevent others from using it without permission.

Over Supplied

A market condition where the quantity of a good or service available exceeds the quantity demanded at the current price, often leading to a surplus and typically pressure on prices to decrease.

Marginal Cost

The rise in expenses for producing one more unit of a product or service.