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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 | |