There Are Several Reasons Why Practice Can Improve Performance

question 5

Multiple Choice

There are several reasons why practice can improve performance. Which of the following statements is NOT a good reason?

• A) Practice means that the response selector is no longer needed.
• B) Practice helps us to memorize a task's procedures, leading to improvement in performance.
• C) There are often many ways to approach a task; practice helps us determine the best way to complete a task.
• D) Practice makes elements of a task become easier; this frees up resources to deal with other elements in the same task.

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Definitions:

Pauper Labor Fallacy

The mistaken belief that importing goods from countries with low wages hurts the economy of high-wage countries.

Sweatshop Labor Fallacy

A misconception that all factory work in developing countries is exploitative and harmful, ignoring the complexity and variation of labor conditions.

Heckscher-Ohlin Theory

An economic theory that suggests countries export what they can most efficiently and abundantly produce, based on factors of production like land, labor, and capital.

Absolute Advantage

The ability of a country, individual, company or region to produce a good or service at a lower cost per unit than the cost at which any other entity produces that good or service.