Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 192

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)The Clayton Act allows triple damages in civil lawsuits in order to encourage lawsuits against conspiring oligopolists.
• B)Many economists defend the practice of resale price maintenance on the grounds that it may help solve a free-rider problem.
• C)Most economists agree that predatory pricing is a profitable business strategy that usually preserves market power.
• D)The U.S. Supreme Court's view that the practice of tying usually allows a firm to extend its market power is not generally supported by economic theory.

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Definitions:

Retinal Image

The image of an object that is projected on the retina. Its size increases with the size of that object and decreases with the object’s distance from the eye.

Size Constancy

The perceptual phenomenon where the size of an object is perceived to remain constant despite variations in the distance or size of the image it projects on the retina.

Binding Problem

The problem confronted by the brain of recombining the elements of a stimulus, given the fact that these elements are initially analyzed separately by different neural systems.

Distance Cues

These are visual or auditory indicators that help an individual perceive how far away an object or sound is.