In Recent Years, Countries with Communist Economic and Political Systems

question 219

Multiple Choice

In recent years, countries with communist economic and political systems have:

• A) enjoyed periods of great prosperity.
• B) experienced severe economic depression.
• C) placed even more importance on individual ownership of businesses.
• D) grown very slowly, but have avoided the severe problems that have plagued some capitalist economies in Asia and Europe.

---

Definitions:

Albert Bandura

was a Canadian-American psychologist known for his work on social learning theory and the concept of self-efficacy.

Barnum Effect

The tendency to accept vague and general personality descriptions as highly accurate for oneself.

External Locus

A psychological term indicating when individuals believe that external forces or events control their life outcomes, rather than their own efforts.

Self-Serving Bias

A common cognitive bias that causes individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors and failures to external factors.