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This section includes 1267 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Economics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1251. |
A form of treatment for severe mental disorders that has been largely abandoned is_____________? |
A. | psychotherapy |
B. | psychosurgery |
C. | hypnotherapy |
D. | electroconvulsive shock therapy |
Answer» C. hypnotherapy | |
1252. |
A fall in interest rates is likely to ? |
A. | Increase aggregate demand |
B. | Increase savings |
C. | Decrease consumption |
D. | Decrease exports |
Answer» B. Increase savings | |
1253. |
A detailed investigation of a single social unit in order to study it in depth is______________? |
A. | a case studies |
B. | participant observation |
C. | sample survey |
D. | laboratory experiment |
Answer» B. participant observation | |
1254. |
A demand-side theory that focuses on the role of money to finance aggregate demand is termed__________? |
A. | monetarism |
B. | Reaganism |
C. | the gold standard |
D. | cash and carry |
Answer» B. Reaganism | |
1255. |
A deliberate attempt to persuade the individual to accept a particular belief or to make a specific choice uncritically is______________? |
A. | brainwashing |
B. | instruction |
C. | education |
D. | propaganda |
Answer» E. | |
1256. |
A deflationary policy could include ? |
A. | increasing injections |
B. | Reducing taxation rates |
C. | Reducing interest rates |
D. | Reducing government spending |
Answer» D. Reducing government spending | |
1257. |
A decline in the rural population was due chiefly to________________? |
A. | factories |
B. | the continued improvements in agricultural methods |
C. | population size |
D. | the favor of the local tyrant |
Answer» C. population size | |
1258. |
A culture complex is_______________? |
A. | one cultural trait |
B. | a psychological condition |
C. | a cluster of traits centered around a common activity |
D. | a theater symphony hall and museum |
Answer» D. a theater symphony hall and museum | |
1259. |
A crisis of legitimacy indicates that_______________? |
A. | the social order requires piecemeal reform |
B. | general apathy has overtaken the public |
C. | the public perceives that legitimate government has failed |
D. | better government propaganda is in order |
Answer» D. better government propaganda is in order | |
1260. |
A countertrend observable since the 1950s is___________________? |
A. | a great increase in population in the cities |
B. | rural areas became very depopulated |
C. | urban decentralization |
D. | urban residents providing their own food supply by planting gardens |
Answer» D. urban residents providing their own food supply by planting gardens | |
1261. |
A counterculture ? |
A. | emphasizes math |
B. | is based in stores |
C. | opposes values of the mainstream culture |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
1262. |
A corporation________________? |
A. | is a public institution |
B. | has the advantage of being able to accumulate vast amounts of capital in a short period of time |
C. | can afford to pay for the latest research and technology |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
1263. |
A condition of normlessness and separation from legitimate modes of behavior is termed___________? |
A. | trauma |
B. | anomie |
C. | alienation |
D. | anomaly |
Answer» C. alienation | |
1264. |
A child shows her parents how to operate a computer This situation reflects_____________? |
A. | primary socialization |
B. | secondary socialization |
C. | reverse socialization |
D. | tertiary socialization |
Answer» D. tertiary socialization | |
1265. |
A case study is most useful when ____________? |
A. | limited research funds are available |
B. | no hypothesis can be formulated |
C. | events under consideration are rare |
D. | facts must be established |
Answer» E. | |
1266. |
A benefit to consumers of price discrimination is that ? |
A. | Some products are produced that would not otherwise be produced |
B. | Producer surplus increases |
C. | Consumer surplus decreases |
D. | Firm’s profits increase |
Answer» D. Firm’s profits increase | |
1267. |
A 44-nation survey regrading religions found that_________________? |
A. | Americans are the least religious of these nations |
B. | 59 percent of Americans said that religions played an important role in their lives |
C. | the English and the French are much more religious than Americans |
D. | Canadians are as religious as Americans |
Answer» C. the English and the French are much more religious than Americans | |