10-29 Juan, Who Has Just Lost His Job, Feels as If

question 27

Multiple Choice

10-29. Juan, who has just lost his job, feels as if he has no control at all over his life; bad things seem to happen to him, and he can't do anything about them. What label would psychologists apply to this view?

• A) external locus of control
• B) pessimistic
• C) helpless
• D) any of the above

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Definitions:

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, free entry and exit, and a homogenous product, leading to no single consumer or producer having market power.

Short Run

A period in economics where at least one factor of production is fixed, and firms can't adjust all inputs.

Cherry Industry

The market segment that deals with the cultivation, distribution, and sale of cherries.

Long-run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production are optimally allocated in the long term, resulting in the efficient operation of markets with no tendencies for change under constant conditions.