If Both a Husband and Wife Are Employed, Their Consumption

question 15

Multiple Choice

If both a husband and wife are employed, their consumption will tend to

• A) increase.
• B) decrease.
• C) stay the same.
• D) None of the above; the employment of spouses is unrelated to consumption behavior.

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Definitions:

Taste Aversion

A learned response to eating a particular food that results in an aversion to it, often following an illness or bad experience associated with the food.

Innate Releasing Mechanism

A hypothetical mechanism in the brain that responds to specific sensory stimuli by triggering a fixed action pattern or innate behavior.

Learned Taste Aversion

Learned taste aversion is a psychological phenomenon where an individual develops a strong aversion to a food or substance after associating it with illness or discomfort.

Selective Learning

The process by which an individual learns certain information or skills while disregarding others deemed less relevant.