In a 2006 Study in Which Researchers Looked at the Role

question 16

Multiple Choice

In a 2006 study in which researchers looked at the role of envy in relation to the enjoyment of misfortune of others. Participants completed measures of envy and hostility following reading interviews. The first interview was with a male or female who is either an outstanding or average student and the second interview was with the student's supervisor who had either caught the student stealing or was informing the student that he or she must resubmit poorly written academic work. The results suggested:

• A) participants experienced greater enjoyment of the individual's misfortune if the participant's gender matched the interviewee's gender.
• B) participants experienced less enjoyment of the individual's misfortune if the participant's gender matched the interviewee's gender.
• C) participants experienced less enjoyment of the individual's misfortune if the participant's age matched the interviewee's age.
• D) participants experienced less enjoyment of the individual's misfortune if the participant's ethnicity matched the interviewee's ethnicity.

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Definitions:

Production Function

A mathematical representation that describes the relationship between inputs used in production and the output achieved.

Returns To Scale

A term in economics that describes how the change in the amount of input affects the change in output of a production process.

Production Function

Describes the relationship between the quantities of inputs used in production and the quantity of output produced, illustrating how input changes affect output.

Returns To Scale

Refers to how the output of a production process changes as all input quantities are scaled up or down.