"Discrepancies of Assortment" Means

question 242

Multiple Choice

"Discrepancies of assortment" means:

• A) some producers can produce more products than others.
• B) some consumers buy more products than others.
• C) consumers want more output than producers can make.
• D) there are more producers than wholesalers.
• E) the difference between the product lines the typical producer makes and the assortment wanted by final consumers or users.

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Definitions:

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time.

Difference Threshold

The minimum difference in stimulation that a person can detect 50% of the time, also known as the just noticeable difference.

Retina

The light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the receptor rods and cones plus layers of neurons that begin the processing of visual information.

Retinal Disparity

A binocular cue for perceiving depth. By comparing retinal images from the two eyes, the brain computes distance— the greater the disparity (difference) between the two images, the closer the object.