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What aspect of comparative advantage theory is crucial?
Answer: Specialization and producing products where you have a lower opportunity cost.
Comparative advantage theory states that countries should specialize in producing goods and services for which they have a lower opportunity cost compared to other countries. Opportunity cost is what must be given up to produce one more unit of a good. By specializing and trading based on comparative advantage, global production and overall welfare can be maximized.
Which climate typifies the high latitudes the best?
Answer: Subarctic
High latitudes refer to regions located far from the equator, closer to the Earth's poles. The subarctic climate zone is characterized by extremely long, cold winters and short, cool summers, which accurately describes the typical conditions found in these high-latitude areas. Tropical climates are found near the equator, while marine west coast and humid continental climates are generally found in mid-latitude regions.
Which measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme outlier values in a dataset?
Answer: Mean
The mean is calculated using every score, so extreme outliers pull it toward them; the median and mode are resistant to outliers.
In behavioral economics, 'loss aversion' means people:
Answer: Feel losses more strongly than equivalent gains
Kahneman and Tversky found that the pain of losing a given amount is roughly twice as powerful as the pleasure of gaining the same amount.
Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable impulses to another person?
Answer: Projection
Projection is the defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously attributes their own unwanted thoughts or feelings to someone else.
Which of the following is an example of a negative externality?
Answer: A factory emitting pollution into a river used by fishers
Factory pollution imposes costs on third parties (fishers) who are not part of the production transaction, making it a classic negative externality.
In the context of economic development, the 'Dutch Disease' phenomenon describes how:
Answer: A booming export sector causes currency appreciation that hurts other traded sectors
A natural resource boom raises export revenues, appreciating the currency and making other exports like manufacturing uncompetitive — a pattern seen in the Netherlands after North Sea gas discovery.
In Erving Goffman's dramaturgical theory, 'impression management' refers to:
Answer: Individuals controlling how others perceive them in social interactions
Goffman's dramaturgical approach views social life as a performance where individuals actively manage the impressions they make on others.
Jane Addams is primarily known in U.S. social work history for:
Answer: Co-founding Hull House and pioneering the settlement house movement
Jane Addams co-founded Hull House in Chicago in 1889 and was a leading figure of the settlement house movement, which embedded social workers directly in impoverished communities.
Talcott Parsons' AGIL schema identifies four functional prerequisites for social systems. Which option correctly lists all four?
Answer: Adaptation, Goal attainment, Integration, Latency
Parsons' AGIL framework holds that all social systems must fulfill functions of Adaptation, Goal attainment, Integration, and Latency (pattern maintenance).
In social work case management, 'linkage' refers to:
Answer: Connecting clients with appropriate community services and resources
Linkage is the case management function of identifying and connecting clients to community resources, agencies, or services that meet their needs.
What is 'choropleth mapping' used for?
Answer: Representing statistical data through shading or color variations across predefined areas
Choropleth maps use varying colors or shading intensities to represent statistical values aggregated within geographic units such as countries or counties.
The American bureaucracy puts elected leaders' decisions into ____ and .
Answer: laws, policies
The American bureaucracy plays a crucial role in implementing the decisions made by elected leaders. It translates the broad mandates of laws passed by Congress and the executive branch into specific rules, regulations, and programs that constitute public policy. Bureaucrats are responsible for the day-to-day administration and enforcement of these laws and policies, effectively putting them into action across various sectors.
What is 'reflexivity' in qualitative social science research?
Answer: The researcher's critical self-awareness of how their position and assumptions influence the research
Reflexivity requires researchers to examine how their own identity, values, and perspectives shape the research process and its interpretation.
Max Weber's concept of 'Verstehen' refers to:
Answer: Empathetic understanding of social actors' meanings
Verstehen (German for 'understanding') is Weber's interpretive method of grasping the subjective meaning behind social actions.
Which of the following terms is frequently used to describe the settlement of a foreign territory?
Answer: Colonialism
Colonialism is the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. It specifically refers to the establishment of colonies in one territory by people from another territory, often involving the imposition of the colonizer's political, economic, and cultural systems. This term accurately describes the settlement and control of foreign territories.
What does the term 'aridification' describe in physical geography?
Answer: The process by which a region becomes progressively drier
Aridification is the long-term process through which a region's climate becomes increasingly dry, reducing water availability.
In classical conditioning, what is the term for the process whereby a conditioned response weakens when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus?
Answer: Extinction
Extinction occurs when the CS is presented repeatedly in the absence of the UCS, causing the learned conditioned response to gradually diminish.
The 'spiral of silence' theory proposed by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann suggests that:
Answer: People suppress unpopular opinions to avoid social isolation, reinforcing the appearance of consensus
The spiral of silence theory holds that individuals who perceive their opinions to be in the minority become increasingly reluctant to express those views, creating a self-reinforcing illusion of consensus in public discourse.
In cost-benefit analysis (CBA) used in public policy, the primary purpose is to:
Answer: Compare the total expected costs of a policy to its total expected benefits to inform decision-making
Cost-benefit analysis quantifies and compares all costs and benefits of a policy option, often in monetary terms, to determine whether a program produces sufficient net benefits to justify public investment.