If a Child Wants to Sit in the Therapist's Lap

question 6

Multiple Choice

If a child wants to sit in the therapist's lap, the therapist should

• A) hug the child instead.
• B) identify the motive behind the request.
• C) let the child sit on his or her lap.
• D) stand up so the child can't sit on his or her lap.
• E) tell the child it's not appropriate to sit on his or her lap.

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Definitions:

Substitution Effect

The economic principle that as prices rise, consumers will replace more expensive items with less costly alternatives.

Marginal Utility

The extra contentment a customer obtains by using an additional unit of a product or service.

Total Utility

The aggregate level of satisfaction or benefit that a consumer derives from consuming a particular quantity of goods or services.

Budget Constraint

The limit that the size of a consumer’s income (and the prices that must be paid for goods and services) imposes on the ability of that consumer to obtain goods and services.