If Your Total Satisfaction Increases When You Consume Another Unit

question 177

Multiple Choice

If your total satisfaction increases when you consume another unit, your marginal utility must be

• A)increasing.
• B)decreasing.
• C)negative.
• D)positive.

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Definitions:

Self-regulation

The ability to monitor and control one's own behavior, emotions, or thoughts, adjusting them in accordance with demands and goals.

Discrepancy

A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts, figures, or perspectives.

Higher Goals

These are ambitious objectives that go beyond immediate or basic needs, focusing on larger, aspirational targets.

Delayed Reinforcement

A scenario in which a reward does not immediately follow the desired action, which can affect the strength and persistence of learning.