According to the law of good continuation, we are more likely to perceive smoothly flowing lines rather than choppy or jagged lines.
In the United States, sociology was first taught as an academic discipline at the University of Kansas in 1890, at the University of Chicago in 1892, and at Atlanta University in 1897.
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Katherine's opportunity cost of attending the lecture is: the transportation and time cost of getting to the lecture event itself plus the reduction in her physics exam grade by not studying tonight.
<u>Explanation</u>:
The opportunity cost is the "cost" lost by not enjoying the benefit associated with the chosen alternative choice. People usually make use of opportunities to make themselves better.
The opportunity cost can be explained as giving up of profit or value to achieve something else. Opportunity cost is the value of giving up the best thing whenever you make a decision. When Katherine decided to attend the lecture of her favorite author, she lost her time, transportation cost and even scored low grade in physics exam as didn’t study on exam night.
Based on the scenario above, Bonnie is likely to be
suffering from major depressive disorder. This is classified as a depression in
which is a mental disorder—the individual who has this is likely to experience
low mood, low energy and to lose interest in activities that he or she is used
to or normally does in which Bonnie is likely to be engaging in.
