During a Certain Year, the Consumer Price Index Increased from 150

question 86

Multiple Choice

During a certain year, the consumer price index increased from 150 to 159 and the purchasing power of a person's bank account increased by 3.5 percent. For that year,

• A)the nominal interest rate was 6 percent.
• B)the nominal interest rate was 9.5 percent.
• C)the inflation rate was 3.5 percent.
• D)the inflation rate was 9.5 percent.

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Definitions:

External Attribution

The process of inferring that a person's behavior is due to situational factors, rather than their own personal characteristics.

Situational Attribution

Attributing a behavior to external factors or the situation in which the behavior occurred.

Personalism

Behaviour that appears to be directly intended to benefit or harm oneself rather than others.

Causal Schemata

Experience-based beliefs about how certain types of causes interact to produce an effect.