Suppose the Extra Cost to a City of Lowering the Speed

question 157

True/False

Suppose the extra cost to a city of lowering the speed limits in all school zones by 10 mph is $10,000 per year.Then, the city should lower the school-zone speed limits by 10 mph if doing so results in an additional benefit of less than $10,000 per year.

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Definitions:

Intelligence

The capacity for learning, understanding, problem-solving, and adapting to new situations.

Genetic

Relating to genes or heredity, the biological process by which parents pass certain traits to their offspring through their chromosomes.

Short-Term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period.

Information Processing

The view in which cognitive processes are compared to the functions of computers. The theory deals with the input, storage, retrieval, manipulation, and output of information. The focus is on the development of children’s strategies for solving problems—their “mental programs.”