Ali Believes That Her Critical-Thinking Skills Increased Exponentially as a Result

question 159

Multiple Choice

Ali believes that her critical-thinking skills increased exponentially as a result of going to college.In actuality,they increased only slightly.This phenomenon is known as _____ bias.

• A)consistency
• B)source
• C)misattribution
• D)change

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Definitions:

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of goods or services that consumers are willing and able to buy at a specific price level, at a given point in time.

Normal Good

A type of good for which demand increases as the income of consumers increases, and vice versa.

Supply Schedule

A table of numbers showing the amounts of a good or service producers are willing and able to make available for sale at each of a series of possible prices during a specified period of time.

Price-Elasticity

A measure of how the quantity demanded or supplied of a good changes in response to a change in its price.