Gerald Is an Affectionate, Well-Behaved, Cooperative Individual with a Severe

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Multiple Choice

Gerald is an affectionate, well-behaved, cooperative individual with a severe intellectual disability, who is institutionalized. Gerald's disability is a rare one in which his skull failed to grow causing his brain to develop in a limited space. Gerald has the condition known as

• A)microcephaly.
• B)hydrocephaly.
• C)cretinism.
• D)Down syndrome.

Grasp how perceptions of fairness and the endowment effect influence economic decisions.

Appreciate the experimental evidence supporting behavioral economics theories, including outcomes of games like the dictator game and the ultimatum game.

Recognize how behavioral economics views the impact of giving people options and its implications for decision-making.

Understand the interdisciplinary nature of behavioral economics and its reliance on insights from psychology.

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Definitions:

Convenience Sample

A sampling method where participants are selected based on their easy accessibility and proximity to the researcher.

Random Sample

A group of people selected from a broader population, where each person has the same likelihood of being chosen.

Stratified Sample

A sampling technique where the population is divided into subgroups (strata) and samples are drawn from each stratum to ensure representation of the whole population.

Primary Research

The process of gathering original data directly from sources through surveys, interviews, or experiments.