When Looking at a Graph of Nominal and Real Interest

question 14

Multiple Choice

When looking at a graph of nominal and real interest rates you notice that nominal rates always lie above real rates.From this you conclude

• A)there were serious episodes of deflation in the time frame represented on the graph.
• B)consumer prices were always rising in the time frame represented on the graph.
• C)the economy never experienced a recession in the time frame represented on the graph.
• D)GDP was always increasing for the time frame represented on the graph.

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Definitions:

Confounding Variable

A factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experimental study, potentially misleading the results.

Experimental Design

The plan for a research study that includes the method for allocating participants to groups and the procedures for measuring the variables of interest.

Stimulus

An external factor or event that provokes a response or reaction, typically in a biological, psychological, or social context.

Memory Recall

The mental process of retrieval of information from the past.