Potential Pitfalls When Using Scientific Thinking

What will be an ideal response?


1. the "ceteris paribus" assumption
2. confusing correlation with causation
3. the fallacy of composition

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The country's BEA will calculate ________ percent as the growth in real GDP between those years. A) 7.5 B) 15 C) 10 D) 5 E) None of the above answers is correct.

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In the specific factors model, the effects of trade on welfare overall are ________ and for fixed factors used to produce the imported good they are ________

A) positive; negative B) positive; positive C) negative; positive D) ambiguous; positive E) positive; ambiguous

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The information content of a product can never be separated from the physical aspect of the product

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 created the Hope Higher Education Scholarship program, which provides a maximum of $1,500 in tax credits for the first two years of college for families with adjusted gross incomes of less than $100,000 . Which factor(s) of production will change as a result of this program? Explain how this program is expected to affect the U.S. production possibilities curve

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