What Will People Most Likely Do When They Encounter Information

question 117

Multiple Choice

What will people most likely do when they encounter information that is at odds with an existing schema?

• A)They will simply rely on the information (and ignore their schema).
• B)They will automatically incorporate that information into their existing schema.
• C)They will tend to engage in more deliberate thought about the topic at hand.
• D)They will automatically create a new schema altogether.

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Definitions:

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy in which production represents consumer preferences; in other words, every good or service is produced up to the point where the last unit provides a utility equal to its cost of production.

Technological Advance

The progress or development in technology, leading to new products, processes, or systems.

Preferred Mix

The optimal combination or assortment of goods, services, investments, or resources desired by an individual, firm, or economy.

Inverted-U Theory

A concept suggesting that there is an optimum level of a variable, beyond which its effect begins to decline or become negative, often applied to the relationship between income inequality and economic development.