When a Coalition of Credit Card Companies Form an Interest

question 88

Multiple Choice

When a coalition of credit card companies form an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit, this indicates that

• A) credit card companies are interested in the public good.
• B) private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests.
• C) public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations.
• D) the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations.
• E) the credit card companies lack solidary benefits to offer their customers.

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Definitions:

Representational Ability

The capacity of individuals to use symbols or objects to stand for something else, critical in language development and creative thinking.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed, a concept developed in early childhood according to Jean Piaget.

Visual Recognition

The ability to identify and categorize objects, places, and people by sight.

Habituation

The process by which an organism becomes accustomed to a stimulus after repeated exposures.