Making Rapid Progress Towards a Goal, Then Hitting a Period

question 8

Multiple Choice

Making rapid progress towards a goal, then hitting a period when your progress stalls is referred to as a(n) ____.

• A)stalling period
• B)intermediate period
• C)failure period
• D)plateau period

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Definitions:

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Supply-Side Economics

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Systematic Error

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