If in Fact Tetrachromats, or People with Four Color Photopigments

question 42

Multiple Choice

 If in fact tetrachromats, or people with four color photopigments, exist, what can we conclude about their sex?

• A) All tetrachromats would be female.
• B) All tetrachromats would be male.
• C) Tetrachromats would be equally likely to be male or female.
• D) Tetrachromats would be slightly more likely to be female than male.

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Definitions:

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in relative prices, leading consumers to substitute one product for another.

Demand Curve

A curve showing the relation between the price of a good and the quantity consumers are willing and able to buy per period, other things constant.

Market Demand Curve

A graphical representation that depicts the total quantity of a good or service that all consumers in a market are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

Law of Demand

The economic principle stating that as the price of a good decreases, consumer demand for that good will increase, and vice versa, holding everything else constant.