A Recent Study of College Students from Low-SES Backgrounds and High-SES

question 65

Multiple Choice

A recent study of college students from low-SES backgrounds and high-SES backgrounds conducted by VanKim and Laska showed that college students from low-SES backgrounds ________ than their higher-SES counterparts.

• A) ate more fast food and fewer fruits and vegetables
• B) showed more healthy weight control
• C) engaged in higher levels of physical activity
• D) had a more balanced diet

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by employing one more unit of a particular input, with all other inputs held constant.

Input

Resources that are used in the production process to create goods or services, such as labor, materials, and capital.

Returns To Scale

In production theory, the change in output resulting from a proportional change in all inputs; can be increasing, constant, or decreasing.

Input

Resources used in the production process of goods and services, including raw materials, labor, and capital.