Price Gouging Laws

question 158

Multiple Choice

Price gouging laws

• A) are necessary and proper to prevent predatory pricing on victims of disasters.
• B) keep distressed markets in equilibrium by maintaining "normal" prices.
• C) restrict entrepreneurial behavior and consumer choice.
• D) are enacted to encourage government-sponsored relief efforts.
• E) have little effect on distressed markets and thus are irrelevant.

Understand the implications of attachment style on altruistic behavior.

Explore the influence of moral lessons and media on prosocial behavior.

Analyze the paradoxical effects of group dynamics on helping behavior.

Understand different motivations for helping behaviors including collectivism, altruism, and egoism.

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Definitions:

Monoamines

Neurotransmitters, including catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine) and serotonin, that have been implicated in the mood disorders.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances in the nervous system that transmit signals between neurons or from neurons to muscles.

Depression

A disorder of the mind known for sustained feelings of unhappiness or apathy towards activities, which notably hinders normal daily operations.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which an individual learns to feel powerless and unable to affect the outcome of events after repeated exposure to uncontrollable and adverse situations.