Comparative Advantage Is

question 196

Multiple Choice

Comparative advantage is

• A)the ability of an individual to specialize and produce a greater amount of some good than can another individual
• B)the number of units of one good given up in order to acquire something
• C)the ability of an individual to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than some other individual can
• D)an expression for the amount of labor a particular individual needs to produce a fixed amount of capital goods
• E)a reference to an individual having the greatest opportunity cost of producing the good and produces it with the fewest resources

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Definitions:

Discrimination Learning

A cognitive process where an organism learns to respond differently to various stimuli because they are associated with different outcomes.

Negative Reinforcement

A conditioning process where a negative (aversive) stimulus is removed after a particular behavior is exhibited, increasing the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.

Operant

A term related to operant conditioning, a method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior.