经济学原理对应练习 02.doc

Chapter 2 Thinking Like an Economist Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following terms are most closely associated with the study of economics? a. force and acceleration b. torts and venues c. ego and cognitive dissonance d. comparative advantage and deadweight loss ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 2-0 TOP: Economists MSC: Interpretive 2. Economists, like mathematicians, physicists, and psychologists, a. make use of the scientific method. b. make use of their own language. c. devise theories, and collect and analyze data. d. All of the above are correct. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 2-1 TOP: Economists | Scientific method MSC: Interpretive 3. With respect to how economists study the economy, which of the following statements is most accurate? a. Economists study the past, but they do not try to predict the future. b. Economists use “rules of thumb” to predict the future. c. Economists devise theories, collect data, and analyze the data to test the theories. d. Economists use controlled experiments in much the same way that biologists and physicists do. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 2-1 TOP: Economists MSC: Interpretive 4. By scientific method we mean a. the use of modern electronic testing equipment to understand the world. b. the dispassionate development and testing of theories about how the world works. c. the use of controlled laboratory experiments to understand the way the world works. d. finding evidence to support preconceived theories about how the world works. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 2-1 TOP: Scientific method MSC: Definitional 5. Who said, The whole of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking? a. Isaac Newton b. Albert Einstein c. Sigmund Freud d. Benjamin Franklin ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 2-1 TOP: Scientific method MSC: Definitional 6. Albert Einstein once made the following observation about science: a. The whole of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking. b. The whole of science is nothing more than an interest