Which of the Following Is a Normative Statement

question 116

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a normative statement?

• A)Next year's inflation rate will be under 4 percent.
• B)Consumers will buy more gasoline over the December holiday period than they bought during the summer holiday period even if the price of gas is 10 cents a litre higher than it was during the summer.
• C)Government cuts in welfare spending impose an unfair hardship on the poor.
• D)A wheat shortage or surplus is always the result of federal government policies.
• E)Hurricane Irene caused more damage in the United States than Hurricane Katrina.

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Definitions:

Sociocultural Perspective

An approach in psychology that examines how societal and cultural factors influence behavior and thinking.

Gender

The range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity, which can include biological sex, social roles, and identity.

Behavior

Observable actions or reactions of an organism, often in response to the environment or stimuli.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that acts as a moral center, enforcing societal standards and norms.