Stevenson Et Al

question 51

Multiple Choice

Stevenson et al. (2010) studied human responses to fecal and urinous odorants and found that:

• A) participants, regardless of age, tended to respond with facial expressions of disgust.
• B) only adult participants tended to respond with facial expressions of disgust.
• C) all participants under the age of 5 responded with facial expressions of disgust.
• D) children with no obvious disgust reactions were those of parents with the most obvious disgust reactions.

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Definitions:

Efficiency Wage Rate

A wage rate set above the market-clearing level by employers to boost worker productivity, discourage shirking, and reduce turnover.

Wage Rigidity

Wage rigidity refers to the phenomenon where wages do not adjust quickly or easily to changes in labor market conditions, often due to contracts, norms, or regulations.

No Shirking Constraint

An economic principle suggesting that wages must be set at a level that discourages employees from shirking their duties.

Supply of Labor Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the wage rate and the quantity of labor that workers are willing to supply.