During a Well-Child Exam, the Parents of a Four-Year-Old Child

question 8

Multiple Choice

During a well-child exam, the parents of a four-year-old child inform the nurse that they are thinking of buying a television for their child's bedroom and ask for advice as to whether this is appropriate. The best response from the nurse would be:

• A)"It is okay for children to have a television in their room as long as you limit the amount of time they watch it to less than two hours per day."
• B)"Research has shown that watching educational television shows improves a child's performance in school."
• C)"Don't buy a television for your child's room; he is much too young for that."
• D)"Research has shown that children with a television in their bedroom spend significantly less time playing outside than other children."

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Definitions:

Foreign Demand

The desire and willingness of buyers in other countries to purchase goods and services from a particular country.

Consumer Surplus

The difference in the total funds consumers are prepared to allocate for a good or service against the total funds they genuinely allocate.

Consumer Surplus

The contrast in the total money consumers are willing to shell out for a good or service versus what they truly pay.

Speculative Demand

Demand driven not by the direct benefits one obtains from owning or consuming a good but instead by an expectation that the price of the good will increase.