The Claim That Defining Members of Some Minority as Inferior

question 38

Multiple Choice

The claim that defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of

• A)social distance research.
• B)de facto segregation.
• C)the Thomas Theorem.
• D)authoritarian personality theory.

---

Definitions:

Diminishing Marginal Returns

A principle stating that if one factor of production is increased while others remain constant, the overall returns will eventually decrease after a certain point.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional income generated from using one more unit of a resource or factor of production.

Marginal Product

The additional output that results from using one more unit of a factor, keeping other factors constant.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue generated from employing one more unit of a factor, such as labor or capital, in the production process, critical for decision-making in resource allocation.