The Introduction of a New Cost Effective Production Technique Is

question 49

Multiple Choice

The introduction of a new cost effective production technique is likely to:

• A)shift the demand curve leftward.
• B)make the demand curve flatter.
• C)shift the supply curve leftward.
• D)make the supply curve steeper.
• E)shift the supply curve rightward.

Analyze Bruner's model of the perceptual process and its characteristics.

Describe common biases influencing the impressions we form of others.

Recognize the role of prototypes in social categorization.

Grasp the principles of implicit personality theories and their influence on perception of others.

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Definitions:

Vasomotor Center

Area within the medulla oblongata that regulates the diameter of blood vessels by way of the sympathetic nervous system.

Blood Colloid Osmotic Pressure

Pressure exerted by plasma proteins on capillary walls, which helps to maintain the water balance between blood and interstitial fluid.

Capillary

Small, thin-walled blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules, and facilitate the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrients and waste substances between blood and tissues.

Baroreceptors

Sensory nerve endings found in the walls of arteries and the heart that sense changes in blood pressure.