The Case Study on Japanese Vending Machines Is a Story

question 78

Multiple Choice

The case study on Japanese vending machines is a story that teaches us

• A)how a less expensive resource (vending machines)can be substituted for a more expensive resource (labor)
• B)how a more expensive resource (vending machines)can be substituted for a less expensive resource (capital)
• C)how technological innovations (such as vending machines)can eliminate jobs
• D)that machines are starting to dominate our lives
• E)how a technological unsophisticated economy can begin to use machinery

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Definitions:

Mental Representations

Internal depictions in the mind of objects, concepts, or events, enabling thinking, problem-solving, and planning.

Working Memory

A mental system tasked with briefly maintaining information for processing, crucial for reasoning, directing decision-making, and influencing behavior.

Storing

The action of preserving or keeping information, items, or substances in a particular location for future use.

Manipulating

Handling or controlling something in a skilled manner, often with the connotation of unfairness or deceit.