Clarice Was in a Meeting with Several Other Employees When

question 54

Multiple Choice

Clarice was in a meeting with several other employees when her boss started to criticize a proposal Clarice had put together for the marketing department. As he started into his critique, Clarice's heart rate and respiration increased, and she could feel her face and hands become flushed and red. According to Selye's general adaptation syndrome, Clarice was experiencing

• A)a resistance reaction.
• B)physiological exhaustion.
• C)autonomic rebound.
• D)an alarm reaction.

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The distinction between the ideal payment by consumers for a product or service and the financial outlay they make.

Average Cost

An alternative term for average total cost; the total cost divided by the quantity of output produced.

Deadweight Loss

A reduction in economic effectiveness that happens when a product or service does not reach, or cannot reach, its equilibrium state.

Average Cost

The total cost of production divided by the number of units produced, indicating the cost per unit.