Why Is the Market System Not Universally Relied on to Allocate

question 118

Multiple Choice

Why is the market system not universally relied on to allocate goods and services?

• A) Government wants to impose its preferences.
• B) People do not like the outcome.
• C) The market simply cannot function.
• D) The market system is not always the most efficient allocation mechanism.
• E) All of these.

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Definitions:

Behaviour Repeated

The act of performing the same action or behavior multiple times, which can lead to habit formation or learning.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that was initially conditioned.

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Observation Learning

A type of learning that occurs through observing the behaviors of others and the outcomes of those behaviors, without direct instruction.