An Increase in the Price Level in an Economy Will

question 98

Multiple Choice

An increase in the price level in an economy will _____.

• A)shift the aggregate expenditure line upward
• B)shift the aggregate expenditure line downward
• C)cause an upward movement along the aggregate expenditure line
• D)cause a downward movement along the aggregate expenditure line
• E)shift the aggregate demand curve downward

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Definitions:

Image Theory

A descriptive theory of decision making positing that the process consists of two stages: (1) a noncompensatory screening of options against the decision maker’s image of values and future, in which the number of options is reduced to a very small set, and (2) a compensatory choice process (if necessary).

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Wason Selection Task

A logic puzzle that demonstrates the difficulty people have in testing rules in a rational or logical way, often used in the study of deductive reasoning.

Propositional Rule

A statement in logic that expresses a relationship between concepts through propositions or declarative sentences.