How Can Learning Theory Help to Explain Why Diet Drinks

question 17

Multiple Choice

How can learning theory help to explain why diet drinks are ineffective in helping people lose weight?

• A) Sugar acts as a positive reinforcer, but artificial sweeteners act as a negative reinforcer.
• B) Stimulus discrimination allows the body to tell the difference between real sugar and artificial sweeteners.
• C) Extinction occurs when artificial sweeteners are introduced, but spontaneous recovery leads to a return of overeating.
• D) People normally learn that sweet tastes (CS) predict calories (US), but artificial sweeteners weaken this association.

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Labor Productivity

A measure of economic performance calculated by dividing the total output by the number of labor hours used in the production process.

Capital To Labor Ratio

A measurement of the amount of capital employed per unit of labor, often used to understand the level of mechanization or technology used in production.

Capital Goods

Goods that are used in producing other goods, rather than being bought by consumers directly, such as machinery, tools, and buildings used in production.

Economic Growth

An increase in a nation's production of goods and services, measured by its gross domestic product (GDP) over time.