In a Command Economy, Government Officials Decide

question 257

Multiple Choice

In a command economy, government officials decide:

• A) who is to produce and distribute what to whom.
• B) how much is to be produced.
• C) how much is to be distributed to whom.
• D) what is to be produced.
• E) government officials decide on all of these.

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Definitions:

Justification of Effort

A concept in social psychology suggesting that individuals assign greater value to outcomes they have put effort into achieving.

Mere Exposure Effect

A psychological phenomenon in which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them.

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The psychological unrest felt by an individual who simultaneously maintains two or more conflicting beliefs, ideas, or values.

Door-In-The-Face

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