Dylan Is Interested in Finding Out How Sensitive His Roommate

question 148

Multiple Choice

Dylan is interested in finding out how sensitive his roommate is to sound.While he is watching TV,Dylan gradually turns up the volume on his stereo.Over the course of several days,Dylan does this a number of times and each time records the volume at which his roommate complains.This experiment may be considered a study of _____,and the dependent variable is the volume _____.

• A)psychometrics;at which the roommate complains
• B)psychometrics;on the stereo
• C)psychophysics;at which the roommate complains
• D)psychophysics;on the stereo

---

Definitions:

Costs And Benefits

This is an analysis approach that compares the potential outcomes and implications, in terms of costs and benefits, of an action or decision.

Marginal Social Benefit

The extra advantage to society that comes from using an additional unit of a product or service.

Marginal Social Cost

The total cost to society of producing one additional unit of a good, including both private costs and externalities.

Pollution

The presence in or introduction into the environment of substances or things that have harmful or poisonous effects.