Answer:
Increase
Explanation:
During the trade, if partner countries not able to purchase the US export product due to recession, thus the US spends more amount of money on imports than export. This unfavorable variation in the trade leads to an increase in the trade deficit.
If this trade deficit sustains for a longer period of time then it may weaken the strength of industries and may affect job growth.
Answer:
The correct answer is:
Symbolic needs driving acquisition
Explanation:
This is the correct answer because the need for belonging to a specific group of people, in this case her friends, has unconsciously ( '' ... found herself buying...'') made Gretchen buy something that she did not even like, only because doing it symbolizes to her to be part of a group.
Answer:
A. self-handicapping
Explanation:
In psychology, the term self-handicap refers to an strategy that people use in order to enhance the opportunity to attribute failure to external situations and not take responsibility for it. This strategy is used in order to protect our self-esteem (since we can attribute failure to external factors and not to our own abilities).
In this example, before an exam Marc tells you that he's tired because he partied the night before. We can see that, <u>by saying this, if he gets a bad grade, he can attribute it to the fact that he was tired because of the party </u>(which would be an external situation and therefore he won't attribute it to his lack of knowledge which would be an internal factor). Therefore, Marc is engaging in self-handicapping.