Inequality Across Households Can Be Measured by Looking at the Share

question 90

Multiple Choice

Inequality across households can be measured by looking at the share of national income:

• A)going to the poorest fifth of the population.
• B)going to the richest tenth of the population.
• C)going to the poorest tenth of the population.
• D)received by the richest half of the population.
• E)received by the poorest half of the population.

Understand Weiner's attribution theory, including the factors of ability, task difficulty, effort, and luck.

Grasp the concepts of self-serving bias and actor-observer bias.

Identify and distinguish between internal and external, stable and unstable, and controllable and uncontrollable factors in attribution theory.

Comprehend the implications of attributions on achievement motivation and learned helplessness.

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Definitions:

Money Taken

Refers to the amount of money received or acquired, often in transactions, business dealings, or as income.

Biological Parents

The male and female individuals who contribute their genetic material to the creation of an offspring.

Adopted

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Nontraditional

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