Which One of the Following Statements Is False

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is false?

• A)An effective minimum wage sets the wage rate above the equilibrium wage rate.
• B)An effective rent ceiling sets the rent below the equilibrium rent.
• C)An effective rent ceiling leads to a housing shortage.
• D)An effective minimum wage is inefficient.
• E)A minimum wage is a price ceiling in the labour market.

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Definitions:

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique that involves the conditioning of an unwanted behavior or response to a stimulus into a desired behavior by associating the stimulus with a new, incompatible response.

Instinctive Drift

The phenomenon whereby an animal's conditioned responses revert to instinctual behaviors, interfering with learned behaviors.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, responding only to specific stimuli while ignoring others.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A conditioning process in which a stimulus that previously was neutral is paired with a conditioned stimulus to produce the same conditioned response, even in the absence of the original unconditioned stimulus.