1.23 "The world in which we live is complex and to understand it, human beings make use of some or
other simplification process. A theory can accordingly be seen as an attempt to simplify things.
Such an observation may come as a surprise to those
who have often heard remarks to the effect
that such and such a theory is difficult, or at the least terribly complicated. We should nevertheless
remind ourselves that a theory involves an attempt to simplify things - it is the world out there that
is the complicated entity. A particular theory (or model) is merely trying to reduce it to manageable
proportions, at least as far as understanding our environment is concerned."
In economics, theory is presented in a simple form by making the...
a)
Post hoc assumption
b)
Fallacy of composition
c)
Ceteris paribus assumption
d) Blinkered approach