In order to study how changing price affects consumer decisions, we must assume all other factors, such as income and the prices of other goods are constant. This assumption is best know as

A) rationality.
B) ceteris paribus.
C) normative economics.
D) behavioral economics.


B

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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