The Cost-Benefit Principle Indicates That an Action Should Be Taken

question 15

Multiple Choice

The cost-benefit principle indicates that an action should be taken:

• A) if the total benefits exceed the total costs.
• B) if the average benefits exceed the average costs.
• C) if the net benefit (benefit minus cost) is zero.
• D) if the extra benefit is greater than or equal to the extra costs.

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Definitions:

Emotion-Provoking Stimuli

Objects, events, or contexts that trigger emotional responses.

Amygdala

A small, almond-shaped structure in the brain involved in emotion regulation, especially fear and the encoding of memories of emotional events.

Long-Term Memories

Memories stored with an unlimited capacity that can last from a few days to a lifetime, including both declarative (explicit) memories, such as facts and events, and non-declarative (implicit) memories, such as skills and conditioned responses.

Eyewitness Memory

The recall and recognition capabilities of individuals who have observed specific incidents, particularly used in the context of legal evidence.