Suppose the Government Increases Spending to Fund Tuition Assistance for Qualified

question 379

Multiple Choice

Suppose the government increases spending to fund tuition assistance for qualified college students. Automatic stabilizers will _____ the _____ effect of the _____ in aggregate demand.

• A)increase; contractionary; decrease
• B)decrease; contractionary; increase
• C)increase; expansionary; increase
• D)decrease; expansionary; increase

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Definitions:

Electrical Polarization

The phenomenon where in a material, or in the particles of the material, there is a separation of charge leading to one part becoming more positively charged and another part more negatively charged.

Synaptic Vesicles

Membrane-bound sacs in the synapse that store neurotransmitters and release them into the synaptic cleft to transmit neural signals between neurons.

Action Potential

A temporary reversal in the electrical polarization of the membrane of a nerve cell or muscle cell, allowing for the transmission of signals.

Threshold

The minimum level of stimulus intensity required to activate a sensory system or produce a response in a physiological or psychological system.