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1. A researcher examines how a community produces, distributes, and consumes goods while making choices under scarcity. Which discipline is the researcher studying?
2. Which discipline focuses on the behavior of individuals living in society?
3. A study investigates how groups seek power and how institutions operate. Which discipline most directly addresses this subject?
What does economics study about choices and community activities?
Choices under scarcity and community activities related to consumption, production, and distribution.
What does sociology study about individuals?
The behavior of individuals living in society.
What does political science study about power and institutions?
The conquest of power and institutions.
What is an economic choice?
A decision to satisfy needs using limited resources such as time and money.
Why do individuals make trade-offs when choosing how to satisfy needs?
They have limited resources.
What is a scientific model?
A deliberately simplified representation of reality that selects elements relevant to a research question and leaves others aside.
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