Table 19-1 Source: US Census Bureau and Mankiw's Calculations

question 473

Multiple Choice

Table 19-1 Source: US Census Bureau and Mankiw's calculations
-Refer to Table 19-1. From 1975 to 2011, the salary gap among women who graduate from college compared to those who complete only high school

• A)increased by 35% while the salary gap among men increased by 42%.
• B)more than doubled while the salary gap among men rose significantly but less than doubled.
• C)increased, but the salary gap among men decreased.
• D)decreased, but the salary gap among men increased.

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Definitions:

Spinotectal Tract

A neural pathway in the spinal cord that conveys sensory information to the midbrain, involved in reflex responses to visual stimuli.

Fasciculus Cuneatus

A bundle of nerve fibers in the spinal cord that carries sensory information from the upper body to the brain.

Spinoreticular Tract

is a pathway in the central nervous system that conveys pain sensation from the periphery to the reticular formation in the brain.

Spinocerebellar Tract

A nerve pathway that carries proprioceptive information from the spinal cord to the cerebellum, involved in coordinating movement.