The Great Recession Was Different from Other Recessions Since World

question 40

Multiple Choice

The Great Recession was different from other recessions since World War II in that:

• A) the economy did not return to normal for at least one year.
• B) most consumers were unaffected by the recession.
• C) the overall economy took far longer to recover than the usual post World War II recession.
• D) the rate of unemployment increased and then decreased at a later time.
• E) real gross domestic product (GDP) initially declined and then recovered sometime later.

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Definitions:

Relative Luminance

A measure of the amount of light that comes from a source or is reflected by a surface, compared to the amount of light coming from a reference source.

Shape Constancy

The perceptual phenomenon by which we recognize objects as having a constant shape despite changes in the angle of vision, distance, and lighting.

Interposition

A visual cue in depth perception where one object partially covers another, suggesting that the covering object is closer to the viewer.

Figure-Ground Relationship

A visual perception concept that describes how humans separate an object (the figure) from its surrounding area (the ground).