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1 :dWhichdofdthedfollowingdisdnotdcorrect?
Ad:dEconomistsdusedsomedfamiliardwordsdindspecializeddways.
Bd:dEconomicsdhasditsdowndlanguagedandditsdowndwaydofdthinking,dbutdfewdotherdfieldsdofdstudyddo.
Cd:dSupply,ddemand,delasticity,dcomparativedadvantage,dconsumerdsurplus,dandddeadweightdlossda
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Dd:dThedvaluedofdthedeconomistsdlanguagedliesdinditsdabilitydtodprovidedyoudwithdadnewdanddusefuldw
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2 :dEconomistsdusedsomedfamiliardtermsdindspecializeddways
Ad:dtodmakedthedsubjectdsounddmoredcomplexdthanditdis.
Bd:dbecausedeverydrespectabledfielddofdstudydhasditsdowndlanguage.
Cd:dtodprovidedadnewdanddusefuldwaydofdthinkingdaboutdthedworld.
Dd:dbecauseditdwasdtooddifficultdtodcomedupdwithdnewdterms.dCorr
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3 :dThedlanguagedofdeconomicsdis
Ad:dneedlesslydarcane.
Bd:dvaluabledbecauseditdprovidesdadnewdanddusefuldwaydofdlearningdaboutdthedworld.
Cd:deasydtodlearndwithindadday.
Dd:dunnecessarydtodlearndfordadthoroughdunderstandingdofdeconomics.dCorre
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4 :dStudyingdwhichdofdthedfollowingdisdhelpfuldindlearningdtodthinkdlikedandeconomist?
Ad:dtheory.
Bd:dcasedstudies.
Cd:dexamplesdofdeconomicsdindthednews.
Dd:dalldofdthedabove.
CorrectdAnswerd:dD
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1 :dEconomists,dlikedmathematicians,dphysicists,danddbiologists,
Ad:dmakedusedofdthedscientificdmethod.
Bd:dtrydtodaddressdtheirdsubjectdwithdadscientistsdobjectivity.
Cd:ddevisedtheories,dcollectddata,danddthendanalyzedtheseddatadindandattemptdtodverifydordrefutedthei
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Ad:dthedlaboratorydexperiment.
Bd:dthedscientificdmethod.
Cd:dthedstudydofdnature,dbutdnotdthedstudydofdsociety.
Dd:dAlldofdthedabovedaredcorrect.dCorrect
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Ad:dthedusedofdmoderndtechnologydtodunderstanddthedwaydthedworlddworks.
Bd:dthedusedofdcontrolleddlaboratorydexperimentsdtodunderstanddthedwaydthedworlddworks.
Cd:dtheddispassionateddevelopmentdanddtestingdofdtheoriesdaboutdhowdthedworlddworks.
Dd:dthedsearchdfordevidencedtodsupportdpreconceiveddtheoriesdaboutdhowdthedworlddworks.dCorrect
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Ad:dnaturaldsciences,dbutdnotdsocialdsciences.
Bd:dsocialdsciences,dbutdnotdnaturaldsciences.
Cd:dbothdnaturaldsciencesdanddsocialdsciences.
Dd:dNonedofdthedabovedisdcorrect.dCorre
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5 :dWhodsaid,dThedwholedofdsciencedisdnothingdmoredthandthedrefinementdofdeverydaydthinking?
Ad:dIsaacdNewton
Bd:dAlbertdEinstein
Cd:dAdamdSmith
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6 :dAlbertdEinsteindoncedmadedthedfollowingdobservationdaboutdscience:
Ad:dThedwholedofdsciencedisdnothingdmoredthandthedrefinementdofdeverydaydthinking.
Bd:dThedwholedofdsciencedisdnothingdmoredthandandinterestingdintellectualdexercise.
Cd:dIndorderdtodunderstanddscience,donedmustdrelydsolelydondabstraction.
Dd:dIndorderdtodunderstanddscience,donedmustdtranscenddeverydaydthinking.d
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8 :dWhichdofdthedfollowingdstepsddoesdandeconomistdtakedwhendstudyingdthedeconomy?
Ad:ddevisedtheories
Bd:dcollectddata
Cd:danalyzeddata
Dd:dAlldofdthedabovedaredcorrect.dCorrect
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9 :dWhichdofdthedfollowingdisdandexampledofdusingdthedscientificdmethoddwithdadnaturalde
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Ad:dmeasuringdhowdlongditdtakesdadmarbledtodfalldfromdadtendstorydbuilding
Bd:dcomparingdplantdgrowthdwithdanddwithoutdadsoildadditive
Cd:dtrackingdthedpricedofdoildwhendadwardindthedMiddledEastdinterruptsdthedflowdofdcrudedoil
Dd:dobservingdthedreactiondwhendtwodchemicalsdaredmixeddtogetherdCo
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10 :dThedgoaldofdandeconomistdwhodformulatesdnewdtheoriesdisdto
Ad:dprovidedandinterestingdframeworkdofdanalysis,dwhetherdordnotdthedframeworkdturnsdoutdtodbedofdm
uchdusedindunderstandingdhowdthedworlddworks.
Bd:dprovokedstimulatingddebatedindscientificdjournals.
Cd:dcontributedtodandunderstandingdofdhowdthedworlddworks.
Dd:ddemonstratedthatdeconomists,dlikedotherdscientists,dcandformulatedtestabledtheories.dCorr
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11 :dSupposedandeconomistddevelopsdadtheorydthatdhigherdfooddpricesdarisedfromdhigherdgasdpri
ces.dAccordingdtodthedscientificdmethod,dwhichdofdthedfollowingdisdthedeconomistsdnextdstep?
Ad:dCollectdanddanalyzeddata.
Bd:dGodtodadlaboratorydanddgenerateddatadtodtestdthedtheory.
Cd:dPublishdthedtheorydwithoutdtestingdit.
Dd:dConsultdwithdotherdeconomistsdtodseedtheydagreedwithdthedtheory.dCorrect
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12 :dWhichdofdthedfollowingdstatementsdappliesdtodeconomics,dasdwelldasdtodotherdsciencesdsuchda
sdphysics?
Ad:dExperimentsdaredconsidereddvaliddonlydwhendtheydaredconducteddindadlaboratory.
Bd:dGooddtheoriesddodnotdneeddtodbedtested.
Cd:dReal-worlddobservationsdoftendleaddtodtheories.
Dd:dEconomics,dasdwelldasdotherdsciences,disdconcerneddprimarilydwithdabstractdconcepts.dCorrectd
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13d:dWithdrespectdtodhowdeconomistsdstudydthedeconomy,dwhichdofdthedfollowingdstatementsdis
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Bd:dEconomistsdusedrulesdofdthumbdtodpredictdthedfuture.
Cd:dEconomistsddevisedtheories,dcollectddata,danddanalyzedtheddatadtodtestdthedtheories.
Dd:dEconomistsdusedcontrolleddexperimentsdindmuchdthedsamedwaydthatdbiologistsdanddphysicistsdd
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CorrectdAnswerd:dC
14 :dEconomistsdfacedandobstacledthatdmanydotherdscientistsddodnotdface.dWhatdisdthatdobstacle?
Ad:dItdisdoftenddifficultdtodformulatedtheoriesdindeconomics.
Bd:dItdisdoftendimpracticaldtodperformdexperimentsdindeconomics.
Cd:dEconomicsdcannotdbedaddresseddobjectively;ditdmustdbedaddresseddsubjectively.
Dd:dThedscientificdmethoddcannotdbedapplieddtodthedstudydofdeconomics.dCorr
ectdAnswerd:dB
15 :dIndconductingdtheirdresearch,deconomistsdfacedandobstacledthatdnotdalldscientistsdface;ds
pecifically,dindeconomics,ditdisdoftendimpracticaldto
Ad:dmakedusedofdtheorydanddobservation.
Bd:drelydupondthedscientificdmethod.
Cd:dconductdlaboratorydexperiments.
Dd:dfinddarticlesdordbooksdthatdweredwrittendbefored1900.dCorrect
dAnswerd:dC
16 :dThedusedofdtheorydanddobservationdisdmoreddifficultdindeconomicsdthandindsciencesdsuchdasdp
hysicsdduedtodtheddifficultydin
Ad:dperformingdandexperimentdindandeconomicdsystem.
Bd:dapplyingdmathematicaldmethodsdtodeconomicdanalysis.
Cd:danalyzingdavailableddata.
Dd:dformulatingdtheoriesdaboutdeconomicdevents.dCo
rrectdAnswerd:dA
17 :dWhichdofdthedfollowingdstatementsdisd(are)dcorrect?
Ad:dRelativedtodsomedotherdscientists,deconomistsdfindditdmoreddifficultdtodconductdexperiments.
Bd:dTheorydanddobservationdaredimportantdindeconomicsdasdwelldasdindotherdsciences.
Cd:dTodobtainddata,deconomistsdoftendrelydupondthednaturaldexperimentsdoffereddbydhistory.
Dd:dAlldofdthedabovedaredcorrect.dCorrect
dAnswerd:dD
18 :dBecauseditdisddifficultdfordeconomistsdtodusedexperimentsdtodgenerateddata,dtheydgenerallyd
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Ad:ddodwithoutddata.
Bd:dsubstitutedassumptionsdforddatadwhenddatadaredunavailable.
Cd:drelydupondhypotheticalddatadthatdweredpreviouslydconcocteddbydotherdeconomists.
Dd:dusedwhateverddatadthedworlddgivesdthem.dCorrect
dAnswerd:dD
19d:dWhichdofdthedfollowingdstatementsdisdcorrect?
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