Over Time, Spending on ________ Is "Smoother" Than Spending on ________

question 83

Multiple Choice

Over time, spending on ________ is "smoother" than spending on ________.

• A) durable goods; services
• B) nondurable goods; durable goods
• C) services; nondurable goods
• D) durable goods; service

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Definitions:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing these feelings (compulsions).

Avoidance Learning

A process in learning whereby an organism learns to prevent or avoid an unpleasant or harmful stimulus by making a particular response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Fear of Snakes

An intense, irrational fear of snakes, also known as ophidiophobia, often leading to avoidance behavior.