In General, When It Comes to Helping Others, Males Tend

question 135

Multiple Choice

In general, when it comes to helping others, males tend to be more helpful than females in many situations. In which of the following situations are males probably NOT more helpful?

• A)Helping a stranger who rides his bike directly into a stop sign by calling for an ambulance
• B)Helping to evacuate a museum after an imminent bomb threat is announced by running through the museum halls and calling out to people
• C)Helping a group of strangers who are trying to unload large ski equipment from their car by volunteering to hold the doors open for them
• D)Helping to teach an autistic child to read by volunteering on an ongoing, weekly basis at a local facility

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Definitions:

Market

A place or mechanism where buyers and sellers converge to trade goods, services, or resources.

Production Possibility Frontier

A curve representing the maximum combinations of goods or services that can be produced with limited resources.

Bowed Out

A description usually of production possibilities frontier that shows increasing opportunity costs.

Command Economy

An economic system in which the government or central authority makes all decisions about the production and distribution of goods and services.