Public Support for Automobile Safety Measures During the 1960s Increased

question 99

Multiple Choice

Public support for automobile safety measures during the 1960s increased greatly when

• A) Ralph Nader announced highway fatality figures.
• B) automobile prices increased sharply.
• C) Lyndon Johnson entered the battle.
• D) General Motors was caught in an attempted frame-up.
• E) gasoline prices rose, and automobile accidents increased.

Understand the significance and implications of the production possibilities curve.

Learn about the efficiency represented by points on the production possibilities frontier.

Recognize the implications of the bowed-out shape of the production possibilities frontier indicating increasing opportunity costs.

Understand the distinction between attainable and unattainable outputs as represented by the production possibilities frontier.

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Definitions:

Schema Accessibility

The ease with which a mental schema is activated in one's mind, influencing perception and behavior in specific situations.

Salience

The quality of being particularly noticeable or important; the state or condition of something that stands out or is prominently perceived.

Accessibility

The ease with which information, resources, or services can be reached or used by people.

Priming

A cognitive process where exposure to one stimulus influences the response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance.