Annual Income Data Would Be a Better Index of Economic

question 1

Multiple Choice

Annual income data would be a better index of economic inequality if

• A) all households filed tax returns revealing their real income.
• B) households were more different with regard to age and size characteristics.
• C) all households were more similar with regard to size, age, education, and other major factors that are linked to income.
• D) mathematicians could grasp the complexities of the calculations.

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Definitions:

Repression

Defense mechanism in which the ego pushes anxiety-provoking material back into the unconscious.

Unconscious

The part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behavior and emotions.

Preconscious

According to Freud, area of the psyche that contains material from the unconscious before it reaches the conscious mind.

Collective Unconscious

According to Carl Jung, the wisdom accumulated by society over hundreds of years of human existence and stored in the memories of individuals.