The Stories of Peter Tripp and Randy Gardner (Two Different

question 18

Multiple Choice

The stories of Peter Tripp and Randy Gardner (two different people who each endured extremely long periods of sleep deprivation) suggest that:

• A)extreme sleep deprivation invariably leads to a very specific set of symptoms (e.g. ,hallucinations,breakdowns in judgment)
• B)an advantage of case studies is that a lot of general information about human beings can be gathered from studying only one or two people
• C)a drawback of case studies is that different case studies often yield different results
• D)case studies often fail to use basic safeguards against biased observations

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Definitions:

Explicit Cost

Direct, out-of-pocket payments for goods or services used in the production of a product or offering of a service.

Sole Proprietor

An individual who owns and operates a business alone, bearing all the responsibilities and benefits of the business.

Short Run

A timeline in economics where at least one factor of production is fixed, constraining the ability to adjust to changing economic conditions.

Long Run

In economics, a period of time in which all factors of production and costs are variable and can be adjusted.