A country's economy has been booming. Many new companies have started up, and most people have found good jobs. Banks have been eager to offer
loans to people and businesses that want them. However, some large
companies have recently announced plans to scale back on planned projects
and lay off some workers. Economists project that the economy will begin to
decline in the very near future.
Which phase of the business cycle best describes the country in this
scenario?
A. Peak
B. Contraction
C. Trough
D. Expansion

According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of research with human subjects? a researcher conducts a comparison of the comments made in a publicly available blog and the blogger's comments on a similar topic in a weekly magazine. undergraduate students in a field methods class are assigned a research question and asked to interview another classmate, to be followed by a class discussion on interview techniques. a cognitive psychologist enrolls undergraduate students for a computer-based study about the effect of mood on problem-solving behaviors. a researcher sets up a meeting with the superintendent of a large and diverse public school system to get data about the ethnic composition of the school system and the number of students receiving free lunches.