As More Units of an Item Are Purchased, Everything Else

question 82

Multiple Choice

As more units of an item are purchased, everything else equal, marginal satisfaction from consuming additional units will tend to

• A)decrease at the same rate for all consumers.
• B)decrease but at different rates for different people.
• C)increase at the same rate for all consumers.
• D)increase but at a decreasing rate for all consumers.

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Definitions:

Phallic Stage

The third stage in Freud’s psychosexual stages, occurring from about 3 to 6 years of age, in which the child discovers sexual feelings.

Marked Attachment

A strong emotional and physical bond developed between a child and a caregiver, pivotal for the child's personal development.

Opposite Sex

Refers to the gender different from one's own; traditionally used in the binary context of male and female.

Psychosexual Stages

A theory proposed by Sigmund Freud, suggesting that an individual's personality develops through a series of stages during childhood, each characterized by sexual pleasure centered on a different part of the body.