Means-Tested Programs

question 5

Multiple Choice

Means-tested programs:

• A)provide benefits for all.
• B)are poverty programs that specifically help those with low incomes.
• C)provide benefits only for households that earn below the mean household income in the United States for a given year.
• D)provide only in-kind benefits.

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Confirmation Bias

A cognitive bias that involves favoring information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Satisficing

A decision-making strategy that involves choosing an option that meets a minimum level of satisfaction rather than the optimal solution.

Not-invented-here Bias

A mindset or culture within an organization that undervalues or disregards ideas, products, or solutions simply because they originate from external sources.