Suppose Total Expenditures for a Typical Household in 2002 Were

question 85

Multiple Choice

Suppose total expenditures for a typical household in 2002 were $2,500 per month,while the cost of purchasing exactly the same items in 2012 was $3,000.If 2002 is the base year,the consumer price index (CPI) for the year 2012 equals

• A) 83.
• B) 100.
• C) 120.
• D) 125.
• E) 130.

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Definitions:

Spectator Role

A state of mind that some people experience during sex, focusing on their sexual performance to such an extent that their performance and their enjoyment are reduced.

Sensate Focus

A treatment for sexual disorders that instructs couples to take the focus away from orgasm or intercourse and instead spend time concentrating on the pleasure achieved by such acts as kissing, hugging, and mutual massage. Also known as nondemand pleasuring.

Masturbatory Satiation

A behavioral treatment in which a client masturbates for a very long period of time while fantasizing in detail about a paraphilic object. The procedure is expected to produce a feeling of boredom that becomes linked to the object.

Orgasmic Reorientation

Orgasmic Reorientation is a controversial therapeutic attempt to change or redirect an individual's sexual orientation or preferences, lacking validation by scientific research.