Several Months Ago, a Restaurant Developed a New Appetizer That

question 11

Multiple Choice

Several months ago, a restaurant developed a new appetizer that is a hit with customers. Many customers go to the restaurant just for the appetizer and it was at the center of a recent highly positive review by a food critic. Preparation involves common ingredients and average culinary skills levels, but requires a very high oven temperature which significantly increases utility costs. Several competing restaurants have since added their own version of the appetizer to their menu. Which criteria for assessing capabilities/core competencies is met?

• A) The restaurant has the capability to develop something that is valuable.
• B) The restaurant has the capability to develop something that is rare.
• C) The restaurant has the capability to develop something that is costly to imitate.
• D) All of the above are met.

Identify the interchangeability of Pavlovian occasion setters with discriminative stimuli.

Comprehend the process and stages of discrimination learning.

Analyze the role of excitatory and inhibitory processes in discrimination learning and generalization gradients.

Understand the concept and role of discriminative stimuli in behavior.

---

Definitions:

Economic Efficiency

A situation in which resources are allocated in the most beneficial way from the perspective of society, where no one can be made better off without making someone else worse off.

Benefits

Advantages or financial assistance received from employment, government, or insurance, aimed at improving individuals’ well-being.

Costs

The expenses incurred in the production or acquisition of goods and services, including both direct and indirect expenditures.

Inelastic Demand

A situation in which the percentage change in quantity demanded of a good is less than the percentage change in price, indicating low sensitivity to price changes.