The Case of Price Waterhouse V

question 21

Multiple Choice

The case of Price Waterhouse v.Hopkins is important because

• A)psychological research and theory on sex stereotyping was presented in court by an expert witness.
• B)the Supreme Court admitted testimony on the battered woman syndrome.
• C)for the first time,a Supreme Court opinion acknowledged that psychological research was the determining factor in its opinion.
• D)Hopkins,who was to be executed,received a new trial.

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Certain Income

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Uncertain Income

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Marginal Utility

The bonus utility or pleasure experienced by someone when consuming another unit of a given good or service.

Risk-averse

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