A Rat Is Conditioned to Press a Lever for Food

question 7

Multiple Choice

A rat is conditioned to press a lever for food.One day,a food pellet jams in the automatic feeder and the rat no longer receives food after pressing the lever.After a few minutes,the rat eventually stops pressing the lever.This is an example of

• A)negative reinforcement.
• B)extinction.
• C)classical conditioning.
• D)avoidance learning.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The additional cost incurred by producing one more unit of a product or service, an essential concept for understanding optimal production levels and pricing strategies.

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Average Total Cost

The aggregate expense of manufacturing (sum of constant and fluctuating costs) spread over the entire volume of goods produced.

Marginal Revenue

represents the extra revenue that an undertaking receives from selling one additional unit of a product or service.