Lesson 4.1.1.1

4.1.1.1 Economic methodology Quiz: AQA Economics, Unit 1

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What type of economic statement can be verified or refuted using evidence?

    • Normative statement
    • Subjective statement
    • Value judgement
    • Positive statement

  2. What type of economic statement includes a value judgement about what ought to be?

    • Positive statement
    • Testable statement
    • Empirical statement
    • Normative statement

  3. What type of economic statement can be tested and verified using evidence?

    • Normative statement
    • Positive statement
    • Value judgement
    • Subjective statement

  4. A statement that the UK minimum wage is 'unfairly low' is an example of what?

    • Positive statement
    • Statistical fact
    • Empirical finding
    • Value judgement

  5. Which focus of study classifies economics as a social science?

    • Physical matter
    • Chemical reactions
    • Biological organisms
    • Human behaviour

  6. What type of science is economics primarily classified as due to limited experimentation?

    • Natural science
    • Social science
    • Physical science
    • Pure science

  7. What causes two economists with identical evidence to prefer different policies?

    • Differing value judgements
    • Different statistical data
    • Flawed mathematical logic
    • Conflicting economic facts

  8. A claim that a tax on sugary drinks reduces consumption is an example of what?

    • Positive statement
    • Value judgement
    • Ethical claim
    • Normative statement

  9. A claim that cutting welfare benefits is 'morally correct' is best described as what?

    • Normative statement
    • Testable statement
    • Empirical statement
    • Positive statement

  10. Stating that rent controls cause housing shortages in the long run is what type of statement?

    • Positive statement
    • Moral statement
    • Value judgement
    • Normative statement

  11. Why do economists often disagree on policy recommendations despite agreeing on data?

    • Conflicting positive statements
    • Flawed statistical methods
    • Inaccurate economic data
    • Different value judgements

  12. Which type of economic statement is objective and testable against evidence?

    • Normative
    • Value-laden
    • Positive
    • Subjective

  13. A study finding that higher fuel duty reduced car travel by 3% is what type of statement?

    • Normative statement
    • Positive statement
    • Value judgement
    • Moral claim

  14. Stating that the government 'ought to' reduce fuel poverty is an example of what?

    • Normative statement
    • Factual statement
    • Empirical statement
    • Positive statement

  15. What role do value judgements play in government economic policy decisions?

    • Proving empirical facts
    • Calculating statistical data
    • Testing economic theories
    • Determining policy objectives

  16. What type of statement can be tested against factual evidence?

    • Moral statement
    • Value judgement
    • Positive statement
    • Normative statement

  17. What influences economic policy decisions when evidence alone cannot resolve disagreement?

    • Empirical evidence
    • Value judgements
    • Scientific laws
    • Positive statements

  18. What type of economic statement contains value judgements about what ought to happen?

    • Objective statement
    • Normative statement
    • Positive statement
    • Empirical statement

  19. What term describes an opinion based on personal beliefs rather than testable facts?

    • Positive claim
    • Empirical fact
    • Testable hypothesis
    • Value judgement

  20. Which word in an economic statement most strongly indicates that it is normative?

    • Increases
    • Causes
    • Should
    • Will

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