If Marginal Utility of Apples Is Diminishing and Is a Positive

question 32

Multiple Choice

If marginal utility of apples is diminishing and is a positive amount, consuming one more apple will cause

• A)total utility to decrease.
• B)a consumer to get no satisfaction from consuming apples.
• C)a consumer's total utility to increase.
• D)a consumer to go beyond her optimal consumption of apples.

Evaluate the role of volunteer emotions and other subjective factors in organizational decisions such as mergers.

Understand the concept of locus of control and its implications on behavior and achievement.

Identify different theories and scales used to measure personality traits and motivation, including Rotter's locus of control and the TAT for achievement motivation.

Explain the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivators and their effects on individual performance.

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Definitions:

Instinct Theories

Theories that propose individuals are driven to behave in certain ways due to evolutionary programmed instincts.

Labeling

The process of identifying and naming behaviors, conditions, or phenomena, often leading to the categorization or stigmatization of individuals within societal contexts.

William McDougall

A British psychologist and one of the founding figures of social psychology, known for his work on instinct and the social nature of human beings.

Instincts

are innate, typically fixed patterns of behavior in animals and humans that are responses to specific stimuli and serve survival and reproductive purposes.