Suppose $1 Billion Is Available in the Budget and Congress

question 106

Multiple Choice

Suppose $1 billion is available in the budget and Congress is considering allocating the funds to one of the following three alternatives:
a. subsidies for education
b. research on Alzheimer's
c. increased border security

If voters prefer a to b and b to c, then if preferences are transitive

• A) they should prefer a to c.
• B) they should prefer c to a.
• C) they should be indifferent between a and c.
• D) it is not always possible to rank voters' preferences between a and c.

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Definitions:

Size Constancy

The perceptual phenomenon where the perceived size of an object remains constant despite changes in the size of the object's image on the retina due to varying distances.

Perception

The cognitive process of interpreting and making sense of sensory information from the environment, influencing how one understands and interacts with the world.

Retina

A light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye that converts light into neural signals for visual processing by the brain.

Gestalt Psychologists

Psychologists who focus on human perception and cognitive processes, emphasizing the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.