Threatening Negative Feedback in Return for a Benefit Is an Example

question 27

Multiple Choice

Threatening negative feedback in return for a benefit is an example of:

• A) feedback extortion.
• B) offensive shill feedback.
• C) defensive shill feedback.
• D) sending spam.

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good versus what they actually receive, typically represented by an area on a graph.

Supply Curve

A graph displaying the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity of that good or service that a supplier is willing and able to provide, holding all else equal.

Diminishing Marginal Product

A principle stating that as more of a variable input is added to a fixed input, the additional output produced from each additional unit of the variable input eventually decreases.

Marginal Costs

The supplementary cost arising from the manufacture of an extra unit of a good or service.