Suppose an Individual Worker Is on the Upsloping Portion of Her

question 21

Multiple Choice

Suppose an individual worker is on the upsloping portion of her labor supply curve.Then for a wage increase the:

• A)income and substitution effects both increase desired work hours
• B)income and substitution effects are equal
• C)income effect dominates the substitution effect
• D)substitution effect dominates the income effect

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Definitions:

Exposure

A therapeutic technique used in behavioral therapy to treat anxiety disorders that involves the exposure to the feared object or context without any danger in order to overcome their anxiety.

Exposure Therapy

Any therapeutic procedure that repeatedly confronts the person with a stimulus that typically elicits an undesirable behaviour or an unwanted emotional response until the behaviour or response no longer occurs.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic technique whereby patients imagine the lowest feared stimuli and combine this image with a relaxation response. Patients gradually work their way up the fear hierarchy so that they can learn to handle increasingly disturbing stimuli.

Behavioral Activation

A therapeutic approach that encourages engagement in positively reinforcing activities to treat depression and other mental health issues.