To Support the Argument for an Active Role for Government

question 54

Multiple Choice

To support the argument for an active role for government in stabilizing the economy, it must be true that

• A) consumers are not rational and that not all wages and prices are flexible.
• B) not all wages and prices are flexible and that government must be able to react quickly enough.
• C) government must be able to react quickly enough and that shocks to the economy be primarily due to aggregate supply shocks.
• D) shocks to the economy be primarily due to aggregate supply shocks and that consumers are not rational.
• E) consumers are not rational and shocks to the economy are primarily due to aggregate demand.

Differentiate between various reinforcement schedules and their effects on behavior.

Analyze the emotional and motivational implications of increases and decreases in drives.

Understand the role of incentives in goal-directed behavior and performance.

Describe the process of latent learning and the conditions under which it becomes apparent.

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