"Selective Benefits" Are

question 54

Multiple Choice

"Selective benefits" are

• A)government programs that provide tax cuts for people at the top of the income distribution.
• B)government programs that distribute food,housing,or monetary assistance to people who make less than a predetermined amount of money each year.
• C)incentives that interest groups make available only to those people who are members of their organizations.
• D)incentives that interest groups distribute to people who do not belong to their organizations in order to win public support for their causes.

Understand the conceptual distinction between measuring GDP using current-year versus base-year prices.

Understand the conceptual definition and computation of disposable income.

Recognize the roles of taxes, imports, and household production in the circular flow of income and expenditure model.

Calculate and interpret the inflation rate using the consumer price index (CPI).

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Definitions:

Psychosurgery

Surgical operations that change brain tissue in order to treat psychological disorders.

Drug Therapies

treatment of disease by means of drugs or medications, often specifically tailored to the individual patient's condition and any co-existing conditions.

Token Economy

A behavior modification method that uses tokens as a form of positive reinforcement for desired behaviors, which can be exchanged for rewards.

Aversive Conditioning

A form of behavioral learning where a noxious stimulus is associated with unwanted behavior in order to reduce or eliminate that behavior.