If You Have Finally Succeeded in Getting Your Dog to Stop

question 192

Multiple Choice

If you have finally succeeded in getting your dog to stop begging for food from the table while the family is eating dinner by making sure no one in the family ever gives the dog table-scraps, it is most accurate to say that you have ____ the dog's begging response.

• A) shaped
• B) punished
• C) extinguished
• D) reinforced

Understand the graphical representation and interpretation of production functions, including total product curves.

Understand and explain various cognitive biases and their impact on decision making.

Differentiate between various cognitive biases such as confirmation bias, framing effect, availability heuristic, and representativeness heuristic.

Recognize the influence of cognitive biases in everyday situations.

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Definitions:

Common Sense

Practical judgment concerning everyday matters, or a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge in a manner that is shared by (common to) nearly all people.

Oversimplification

The reduction of a complex issue or idea to simplistic terms, often ignoring nuances and complexities.

Argument By Anecdote

A logical fallacy where a general conclusion is drawn from a few personal stories or isolated instances rather than from systematic analysis.

Clinical Psychology

A branch of psychology focused on diagnosing and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders through various therapeutic techniques.