______ and ______ Have Been Shown to Explain Some of the Sex

question 13

Multiple Choice

______ and ______ have been shown to explain some of the sex differences in friendship intimacy (e.g., same-sex closeness) .

• A) Emotional restraint; homophobia
• B) Masculinity threats; sex hormones
• C) Perceived weakness; cognitive dissonance
• D) Pluralistic ignorance; self-fulfilling prophecies

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Definitions:

Average Variable Costs

Average variable costs represent the per-unit variable costs of production, calculated by dividing total variable costs by the quantity of output.

Average Fixed Costs

Average fixed costs refer to the fixed costs of production (costs that do not change with the level of output) divided by the quantity of output produced, which decreases as output increases.

Total Cost

The entire production cost, comprising both unchanging and variable expenditures.

Diminishing Marginal Product

A principle stating that as additional units of a variable input are added to a fixed input, the additional output produced by each new unit will eventually decline.