Prior to the Collapse of Communism, Communist Countries Worked on the Premise

question 116

Multiple Choice

Prior to the collapse of communism, communist countries worked on the premise that economic well-being could be best attained by

• A)a market economy.
• B)a strong reliance on prices and individuals' self-interests.
• C)a system of large privately owned firms.
• D)the actions of government central planners.

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Definitions:

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A phenomenon where an individual's or group's expectations about an outcome cause behaviors that make the outcome more likely to happen.

Punishment

The application of an undesirable outcome in response to a behavior, with the aim of decreasing or eliminating that behavior.

Extinction

Discourages a behavior by making the removal of a desirable consequence contingent on its occurrence.

Attribution Theory

A theory in social psychology that explains how individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behavior.