If a Nation's Lorenz Curve Lies on the Line of Income

question 170

Multiple Choice

If a nation's Lorenz curve lies on the line of income equality

• A)proportionately more of the nation's income is received by the lowest 20% of families than the highest 20%.
• B)income is unequally distributed.
• C)proportionately more of the nation's income is received by the highest 20% of families than the lowest 20%.
• D)the income received by each 20% of families is 20% of the total income.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

Any event that strengthens or increases the probability of a response by providing a desirable outcome for an action.

Appetitive

pertains to or arouses an organism's natural desire or appetite, typically referring to positive or pleasurable stimuli.

Terminal

Often used to describe the final stage of a disease where recovery is not expected, or the end point of an experiment or procedure.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the subject to associate behaviors with consequences.