Inflation is best understood as the rate at which __________
a. gross domestic product expands
b. prices for goods and services increase
c. the federal government increases taxes to raise revenue
d. the Federal Reserve Board expands the money supply
Answer: b
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a. the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act b. the New Deal c. Social Security d. the Earned Income Tax Credit
An important reason for the increased popularity of within-subjects designs in psychological research is that
A) within-subjects designs are generally more sensitive to the effects of the dependent variable. B) within-subjects designs come closer to the multiple determined nature of behavior than do between-subjects designs. C) within-subjects experiments are easier to get published. D) within-subjects designs are generally more sensitive to the effects of the independent variable.
Which of the following was not a proposed solution to the 2011 budget crisis?
A. Eliminate various regulatory agencies involved with overseeing business and environmental regulation. B. Cut the governor's salary. C. Raise tuition at community colleges and state universities. D. Curtail or even eliminate funds going to the poor through the Medicaid Program or the TANF Program. E. Cut funding to elementary and secondary education.
When people from an industry go to work for the agency regulating that industry, this movement is called _____
a. a revolving door b. cooptation c. plutocracy d. lobbying in the bureaucracy e. a "right-to-work" law