The Cost of a One-Unit Increase in an Activity

question 96

Multiple Choice

The cost of a one-unit increase in an activity

• A) is called the total one-unit cost.
• B) is called the marginal cost.
• C) decreases as more of the activity is done.
• D) is called the marginal benefit/cost.
• E) is called the unit cost.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Constancy

The psychological tendency to perceive the size, shape, color, and brightness of an object as constant even when the stimuli changes.

Perceptual Adaptation

The ability of the body to adjust to an environment by filtering out distractions, enabling more effective perception.

Feature Detection

The process by which the brain identifies specific elements of sensory input, like edges or movements, to perceive objects or scenes.

Interposition

A visual cue in perceiving depth, where one object partially blocks another, leading the observer to perceive the blocking object as closer.