The Effects on the Economy of a Prolonged Decrease in Investment

question 108

Multiple Choice

The effects on the economy of a prolonged decrease in investment are ________ if ________ occurs.

• A)more pronounced;consumers adjust permanent income downwards
• B)less pronounced;consumers do not adjust permanent income upwards
• C)more pronounced;consumers adjust permanent income upwards
• D)less pronounced;consumers adjust permanent income downwards

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A simple form of learning in which an organism learns to engage in behavior that is reinforced.

Latency Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, the fourth stage of psychosexual development, characterized by repression of sexual impulses and development of skills.

Genital Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory during which an individual's main source of pleasure is their genital area.

Psychodynamic Theory

A theoretical framework that asserts that human behavior and feelings are deeply influenced by unconscious motives and conflicts.