Which of the Following Is a Normative Economic Statement

question 136

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a normative economic statement?

• A) An increase in corporate income taxes will cause the unemployment rate to increase.
• B) The costs of medical care are increasing faster than the incomes of U.S. citizens.
• C) Teenage unemployment is over 12 percent today.
• D) Teenage unemployment is too high for the United States.

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Definitions:

Desirable Behavior

Actions or conducts that are socially or culturally valued and encouraged within a certain context or environment.

Increase Magnitude

The act of making something greater in size, amount, importance, or intensity.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, any event that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response; in biology, the end of an organism or a group of organisms.