Question 1

The majority of Americans, when asked how many states they could name, think they could name all fifty. However, when they are asked to do so, very few are able to come up with all fifty. This is an example of which systematic mistake that people make?

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The answer of The majority of Americans, when asked how...

Question 2

The proposal to place a tax on soda is intended to address what insight about human behavior?

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The answer of The proposal to place a tax on...

Question 3

Table 22-9
Sophie, Huan, and Santiago are lost with no map or GPS available. They come to an intersection at which they can turn left, turn right, or continue going straight. Their preferences are summarized in the table.
 $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } 
\hline & \text { Sophie } & \text { Huan } & \text { Santiago } \
\hline \text { First choice } & \text { Left } & \text { Right } & \text { Straight } \
\hline \text { Second choice } & \text { Right } & \text { Straight } & \text { Left } \
\hline \text { Third choice } & \text { Straight } & \text { Left } & \text { Right } \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 22-9. The travelers decide to conduct pairwise voting with the majority determining the outcome of each vote to decide their next move. If they first choose between going left and going straight, and then choose between the winner of the first vote and going right, which direction will they go?

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The answer of Table 22-9
Sophie, Huan, and Santiago are lost...

Question 4

Table 22-9
Sophie, Huan, and Santiago are lost with no map or GPS available. They come to an intersection at which they can turn left, turn right, or continue going straight. Their preferences are summarized in the table.
 $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } 
\hline & \text { Sophie } & \text { Huan } & \text { Santiago } \
\hline \text { First choice } & \text { Left } & \text { Right } & \text { Straight } \
\hline \text { Second choice } & \text { Right } & \text { Straight } & \text { Left } \
\hline \text { Third choice } & \text { Straight } & \text { Left } & \text { Right } \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 22-9. The travelers decide to conduct pairwise voting with the majority determining the outcome of each vote to decide their next move. Sophie is very confident that the travelers need to go left but she is having a difficult time convincing her friends. If she wants to ensure that the result of the voting is "left," how should she organize the voting?

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The answer of Table 22-9
Sophie, Huan, and Santiago are lost...

Question 5

Table 22-8
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The citizens of Mayville are having a severe budget shortage and are faced with eliminating athletics from the town high school. The town administrator has determined that the town can afford to maintain one sport. Exactly one of the three choices will prevail, and the choice will be made by way of pairwise voting, with the majority determining the outcome on each vote. The preferences of the voters are summarized in the table below.
 
-Refer to Table 22-8. If the town decides to use a Borda count, which sport will win?

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The answer of Table 22-8
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The citizens of Mayville are having...

Question 6

Suppose a community is debating how much money to spend on improvements to the high school. The members of the community who have children advocate spending $20 million to make improvements. The remaining 60% of the community thinks the high school is just fine and does not want to spend anything. What will the outcome be?

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Question 7

Table 22-8
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The citizens of Mayville are having a severe budget shortage and are faced with eliminating athletics from the town high school. The town administrator has determined that the town can afford to maintain one sport. Exactly one of the three choices will prevail, and the choice will be made by way of pairwise voting, with the majority determining the outcome on each vote. The preferences of the voters are summarized in the table below.
 
-Refer to Table 22-8. Explain why the Condorcet paradox applies to this voting situation.

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The answer of Table 22-8
​
The citizens of Mayville are having...

Question 8

Rather than always choosing the best course of action, humans make decisions that are merely good enough. In other words, they are

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The answer of Rather than always choosing the best course...

Question 9

Frank is given the choice between pizza and hotdogs and chooses pizza. Then, before serving him, his host tells Franks he could have a hamburger. Frank says he wants a hot dog. Which of the properties of Arrow's impossibility theorem does Frank violate?

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The answer of Frank is given the choice between pizza...

Question 10

Herbert Simon, one of the first social scientists to work at the boundary of economics and psychology, suggested that humans should be viewed not as rational maximers but as

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The answer of Herbert Simon, one of the first social...

Question 11

The mathematical result showing that, under certain assumptions, there is no scheme for aggregating individual preferences into a valid set of social preferences is called

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The answer of The mathematical result showing that, under certain...

Question 12

When asked to give a range for the height of the tallest mountain in North America such that people were 90 percent confident the true number falls within it, most people gave ranges that were

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The answer of When asked to give a range for...

Question 13

Ed promises his wife that he will mow the lawn on Saturday morning, but when Saturday morning arrives he changes his mind and says he will do it on Sunday. What insight about human behavior can be deduced from Ed's decision?

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The answer of Ed promises his wife that he will...

Question 14

Harold has always driven cars made by Universal Motors. The last two Universal Motors cars that Harold purchased have had major engine problems resulting in Harold incurring significant cost. Consumer Reports has consistently given Universal Motors poor ratings. Still, Harold plans to purchase another Universal Motors car next fall. Harold's behavior is an example of which systematic mistake that people make?

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The answer of Harold has always driven cars made by...

Question 15

What insight into human behavior do economist learn from observing people playing the ultimatum game?

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The answer of What insight into human behavior do economist...

Question 16

Your friend tells you that her dad just suffered from a stroke because his blood pressure and cholesterol were too high. You know that your own father also has high blood pressure so you become worried that he will also have a stroke. This is an example of which systematic mistake that people make?

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The answer of Your friend tells you that her dad...

Question 17

Table 22-9
Sophie, Huan, and Santiago are lost with no map or GPS available. They come to an intersection at which they can turn left, turn right, or continue going straight. Their preferences are summarized in the table.
 $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } 
\hline & \text { Sophie } & \text { Huan } & \text { Santiago } \
\hline \text { First choice } & \text { Left } & \text { Right } & \text { Straight } \
\hline \text { Second choice } & \text { Right } & \text { Straight } & \text { Left } \
\hline \text { Third choice } & \text { Straight } & \text { Left } & \text { Right } \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 22-9. If the travelers decide to use a Borda count, what is the result?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Table 22-9
Sophie, Huan, and Santiago are lost...

Question 18

Table 22-8
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The citizens of Mayville are having a severe budget shortage and are faced with eliminating athletics from the town high school. The town administrator has determined that the town can afford to maintain one sport. Exactly one of the three choices will prevail, and the choice will be made by way of pairwise voting, with the majority determining the outcome on each vote. The preferences of the voters are summarized in the table below.
 
-Refer to Table 22-8. Suppose the townspeople vote and choose hockey but the town administrator overrules the vote and chooses football because the town's football team has a chance of winning the state championship. Which of the properties of Arrow's impossibility theorem is violated?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Table 22-8
​
The citizens of Mayville are having...

Question 19

Table 22-9
Sophie, Huan, and Santiago are lost with no map or GPS available. They come to an intersection at which they can turn left, turn right, or continue going straight. Their preferences are summarized in the table.
 $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } 
\hline & \text { Sophie } & \text { Huan } & \text { Santiago } \
\hline \text { First choice } & \text { Left } & \text { Right } & \text { Straight } \
\hline \text { Second choice } & \text { Right } & \text { Straight } & \text { Left } \
\hline \text { Third choice } & \text { Straight } & \text { Left } & \text { Right } \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 22-9. The travelers decide to conduct pairwise voting with the majority determining the outcome of each vote to decide their next move. If they first choose between going left and going right, and then choose between the winner of the first vote and going straight, which direction will they go?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Table 22-9
Sophie, Huan, and Santiago are lost...

Question 20

The mathematical result showing that a majority rule voting system will produce the outcome most preferred by the voter exactly in the middle of the distribution is called the

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The answer of The mathematical result showing that a majority...

Quiz 22: Frontiers in Microeconomics

The majority of Americans, when asked how many states they could name, think they could name all fifty. However, when they are asked to do so, very few are able to come up with all fifty. This is an example of which systematic mistake that people make?

The proposal to place a tax on soda is intended to address what insight about human behavior?

Rather than always choosing the best course of action, humans make decisions that are merely good enough. In other words, they are

Frank is given the choice between pizza and hotdogs and chooses pizza. Then, before serving him, his host tells Franks he could have a hamburger. Frank says he wants a hot dog. Which of the properties of Arrow's impossibility theorem does Frank violate?

Herbert Simon, one of the first social scientists to work at the boundary of economics and psychology, suggested that humans should be viewed not as rational maximers but as

The mathematical result showing that, under certain assumptions, there is no scheme for aggregating individual preferences into a valid set of social preferences is called

When asked to give a range for the height of the tallest mountain in North America such that people were 90 percent confident the true number falls within it, most people gave ranges that were

Ed promises his wife that he will mow the lawn on Saturday morning, but when Saturday morning arrives he changes his mind and says he will do it on Sunday. What insight about human behavior can be deduced from Ed's decision?

What insight into human behavior do economist learn from observing people playing the ultimatum game?

Your friend tells you that her dad just suffered from a stroke because his blood pressure and cholesterol were too high. You know that your own father also has high blood pressure so you become worried that he will also have a stroke. This is an example of which systematic mistake that people make?

The mathematical result showing that a majority rule voting system will produce the outcome most preferred by the voter exactly in the middle of the distribution is called the