Many Things That Society Values,such as Good Health,high-Quality Education,enjoyable Recreation

question 34

Multiple Choice

Many things that society values,such as good health,high-quality education,enjoyable recreation opportunities,and desirable moral attributes of the population,are not measured as part of GDP.

• A)Therefore, GDP is not a useful measure of society's welfare.
• B)GDP is still a useful measure of society's welfare because providing these other attributes is the responsibility of government.
• C)GDP is still a useful measure of society's welfare because it measures a nation's ability to purchase the inputs that can be used to help produce the things that contribute to welfare.
• D)GDP is still the best measure of society's welfare because these other values cannot actually be measured.

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Definitions:

Affiliative

Relating to behaviors that promote social connections, such as bonding and friendliness.

Internal Attribution

The inference that a person's behavior is caused by something intrinsic to them, such as their personality, disposition, or character.

External Attribution

The process of attributing the cause of a person's behavior to situational factors outside the individual.

Social Schemas

Cognitive frameworks that help individuals organize and interpret information about social environments and interactions.