Imagine You Complete a Computer-Programming Course,but Never Have a Chance

question 70

Multiple Choice

Imagine you complete a computer-programming course,but never have a chance to use the programming language once the course is over.Based on the research results reported by Ebbinghaus,over the years you should expect

• A) there will be a constant, steady decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course.
• B) most of what you learned will be forgotten early, but later there will be a slow, steady increase in what you are able to recall from the programming course.
• C) very little of what you learned will be forgotten early, but later there will be a rapid decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course.
• D) most of what you learned will be forgotten early, and there will continue to be a slow decline in what you are able to recall from the programming course.

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good versus what they actually receive, often seen as a measure of producer welfare.

Consumer Surplus

The disparity between the cost consumers are prepared to pay for a good or service and the cost they actually encounter.

Buyers

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Sellers

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