A Production Possibilities Curve Shows

question 176

Multiple Choice

A production possibilities curve shows

• A)that in order to acquire more of one good,none of the alternative good must be given up.
• B)that in order to acquire more of one good,some of the alternative good must be given up.
• C)that any amount of goods could be produced by society if people worked harder.
• D)various combinations of guns and butter that can be produced under conditions of 6 percent unemployment.

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Definitions:

Infant Memory

The capacity for infants to encode, store, and retrieve information, which begins to develop shortly after birth.

Memory Item

A specific piece of information or knowledge that has been retained by the brain and can be recalled or remembered.

Enhanced Encoding

The process of improving the way information is absorbed and stored in the memory through the use of techniques or stimuli that strengthen memory traces.

Memory Pruning

Memory pruning involves the process by which the brain removes or weakens certain neural connections that are not often used, thereby optimizing cognitive functioning by removing unnecessary information.