The Income Lorenz Curve Illustrates the Distribution of Income by Graphing

question 72

Multiple Choice

The income Lorenz curve illustrates the distribution of income by graphing the

• A)cumulative percentage of income received against the cumulative percentage of households.
• B)total income earned by each quintile of households.
• C)wealth earned by a cumulative percentage of households.
• D)cumulative frequency of specific incomes.
• E)percentage change in income for a percentage change in population.

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Definitions:

Conventional Punishment

Traditional forms of punishment used to decrease or eliminate undesirable behaviors.

Effective Punishment

A punishment that reduces the likelihood of the behavior it follows occurring again, by being immediate, consistent, and proportionate.

Fear Stimulus

Any object, situation, or event that elicits a fear response, either through learned experience or innate reaction.

Extinction Procedure

The process in conditioning where the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus, leading to a decrease in the conditioned response over time.