A Psychologist Visiting a Classroom Concludes That One of the Children

question 348

Multiple Choice

A psychologist visiting a classroom concludes that one of the children is depressed because the child is quiet and unresponsive.Actually, the child has the flu.The psychologist has made what error?

• A) failure to distinguish correlation from causation
• B) failure to distinguish inference from observation
• C) failure to use experimental controls
• D) failure to obtain a representative sample

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount a producer is actually paid for a good compared to the minimum amount they would accept for the good.

Excess Supply

A market condition where the quantity of a commodity available for sale exceeds the quantity demanded at the current price.

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good or service and what they actually receive, representing their gain.

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to accept for a product and the amount they actually receive.