The Infant-Industry Argument for Protection Is Based on the Idea

question 151

Multiple Choice

The infant-industry argument for protection is based on the idea of

• A) learning-by-doing.
• B) dumping.
• C) absolute advantage.
• D) quotas are the least harmful method of protecting domestic firms.
• E) saving jobs in the U.S. economy.

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Definitions:

Sensory Input

Information received by the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch) that is then sent to the brain for processing.

Primary Motor Cortex

A section of the cerebral cortex tasked with the planning, control, and initiation of voluntary movements.

Primary Somatosensory Cortex

The primary area of the brain responsible for processing somatic sensations, such as touch, temperature, pain, and proprioception.

Homunculus

Representation of the human body in the sensory or motor cortex; also any topographical representation of the body by a neural area.