As a Matter of Administrative Convenience, the IRS Would Prefer

question 138

True/False

As a matter of administrative convenience, the IRS would prefer to have Congress decrease (rather than increase) the amount of the standard deduction allowed to individual taxpayers.

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Definitions:

Priming

A psychological phenomenon whereby exposure to one stimulus influences the response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance.

Activation

The process in which something is prepared or initiated for use or action, often referring to physiological or neural functions.

Associations

Connections or relationships between thoughts, ideas, or concepts.

Unconscious

According to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories. According to contemporary psychologists, information processing of which we are unaware.