Positive Economics

question 36

Multiple Choice

Positive economics

• A) is a theory of behavior in which people are assumed to respond favorably to benefits and negatively to costs.
• B) is a theory of behavior that only counts positive benefits as contributing to the social "good."
• C) is a theory of economics that assumes that labor supply is directly (or positively) related to the level of compensation that employers are willing and able to pay.
• D) closely resembles Newtonian physics in that it better describes the relationship between energy and motion in the economy.

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Definitions:

Physical Activity

Any movement that requires energy expenditure, including activities undertaken while working, playing, carrying out household chores, traveling, and engaging in recreational pursuits.

Structured Exercise

Physical activities that are planned, organized, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body.

Vascular System

The network of blood vessels, including arteries, veins, and capillaries, that circulate blood throughout the body.

Arteries

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body.