Dopamine Is an Inhibitory Neurotransmitter Released into Neuromuscular Synapses

question 74

Multiple Choice

Dopamine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter released into neuromuscular synapses.Patients with Parkinson disease have decreased dopamine.Which symptoms would be expected in a patient with Parkinson disease?

• A)hyperactive voluntary movements
• B)slowed senses
• C)slowed voluntary movements
• D)decreased mental ability and memory loss
• E)excessive sleeping

Understand the characteristics that differentiate private goods from public goods, specifically rivalry and excludability.

Apply the concepts of marginal cost and marginal benefit to determine the optimal level of resource allocation for public goods.

Understand the concepts of externalities and how they impact the efficient provision of public goods.

Recognize the principal-agent problem in corporations and its implications for corporate governance.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Economics

A field of economics that examines how psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural, and social factors affect economic decisions.

Utility

A measure of satisfaction or happiness that a consumer derives from consuming goods or services.

Disutility

The negative utility or dissatisfaction experienced by consumers from consuming a good or engaging in an activity.

Marginal Disutility

The added dissatisfaction a consumer experiences from consuming an additional unit of a product or service.