If Incomes Fall, Then

question 142

Multiple Choice

If incomes fall, then

• A) the budget constraint shifts inward.
• B) the budget constraint shifts out.
• C) there is no change in the budget constraint.
• D) there is no relationship between the budget constraint and income.

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Definitions:

Curvilinear Relationship

A relationship in which changes in the values of the first variable are accompanied by both increases and decreases in the values of another variable.

Discriminant Validity

The construct validity of a measure is assessed by examining the extent to which scores on the measure are not related to scores on conceptually unrelated measures.

Internal Consistency

A measure of the reliability of a psychological test or survey, assessing if all items evaluate the same characteristic and produce similar scores.

Convergent Validity

The construct validity of a measure is assessed by examining the extent to which scores on the measure are related to scores on other measures of the same construct or similar constructs.