Crowding-Out Is

question 100

Multiple Choice

Crowding-out is:

• A) the first time a corporation sells stock to the public in order to raise capital.
• B) a sophisticated IOU that documents who owes how much and when payment must be made.
• C) something of value that by agreement becomes the property of the lender if the borrower defaults.
• D) the decrease in private consumption and investment that occurs when government borrows more.

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Definitions:

Belief in a Just World

The cognitive bias that assumes people get what they deserve, leading to rationalizing suffering and rewarding.

Good Samaritan Effect

The phenomenon where people are more likely to offer help to others in need without expecting anything in return.

Commons Dilemma

A situation in shared-resource systems where individual users acting independently according to their own self-interest behave contrary to the common good of all users by depleting or spoiling that resource.

Bystander Effect

The phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.