A Writer Pitches a Sitcom Idea to a Network Executive

question 41

Multiple Choice

A writer pitches a sitcom idea to a network executive called "Don't Tell Him He's Adopted!" about a chimpanzee raised from birth as a member of a suburban American family. In technical terms the chimpanzee in the show's premise is being _______________, a technique that has been used to try teaching language to non-human animals.

• A) fast mapped
• B) cross-fostered
• C) rebonded
• D) zoadopted

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Definitions:

Production Possibility Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two or more goods given a set of inputs, assuming full and efficient utilization of resources.

Opportunity Cost

The exclusion of favorable outcomes from different choices upon selecting one option.

Increasing Opportunity Cost

A scenario where choosing more of one option increasingly limits the ability to choose other options, demonstrating the trade-offs in resource allocation.

Straight Line

A direct path between two points in a plane or three-dimensional space, having no curvature.