Answer:
The correct answer is letter "B": The tendency of competition to cause individuals and firms to unintentionally promote the interests of society.
Explanation:
In his book "<em>An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations</em>" (1776), British economist Adam Smith (1723-1790) introduced the term "invisible hand" to refer that economic factors (buyers and sellers) naturally influence in the fluctuations of supply and demand without the need for the intervention of the government.
According to Smith, buyers and sellers interactions act as an "invisible hand" arranging proper levels of competition between businesses and promoting the best interest of societies.
The inconsistency described above is known as cognitive dissonance. It is a theory that describes the tendency of an individual to find consistency of the cognitive functions. When this is not met, some behaviors and attitudes are to be changed in order to eliminate the inconsistency.
The approach that Mr. McKay is using in the setting is the
problem based learning. The PBL or the Problem based learning is defined as a
student centered pedagogy by which students are likely to learn a particular subject
based from the experience of having to solve open ended problem found in a
material that triggers it.
C is the answer
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