The GDP Per Capita Tells Us

question 49

Multiple Choice

The GDP per capita tells us

• A) the amount of output each person would get if the economic pie were sliced evenly.
• B) the amount of output each worker would get if the economic pie were sliced evenly.
• C) the ratio of the maximum amount of output any person gets to the minimum amount of output each person gets.
• D) the average amount of output each person gets, adjusted for inequality.

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Definitions:

Baroreceptors

Sensory nerve endings located in the walls of blood vessels and the heart that detect changes in blood pressure and help regulate it.

Vasoconstriction

The narrowing of blood vessels, which increases blood pressure by reducing the volume of blood flow.

Growth Hormone

Hormone that stimulates general growth of the individual; stimulates cellular amino acid uptake and protein synthesis; also called somatotropin.

Atrial Natriuretic Hormone

A hormone secreted by the atria of the heart in response to volume expansion and increased blood pressure, inducing diuresis and vasodilation, and reducing blood pressure.