Ken's Mouth Waters Every Time He Hears the Ice Cream

question 98

Multiple Choice

Ken's mouth waters every time he hears the ice cream truck's familiar song in the distance.One day a slightly different song is heard in the distance and Ken's mouth waters.Ken's behavior illustrates

• A)stimulus generalization.
• B)stimulus assimilation.
• C)stimulus recovery.
• D)stimulus discrimination.

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Definitions:

Level Of Consumption

The total amount of goods and services consumed by households over a certain period.

MPC

Marginal Propensity to Consume, which is the proportion of an increase in income that gets spent on consumption.

MPS

The marginal propensity to save, which is the fraction of an increase in income that is saved rather than spent.

Milton Friedman

An American economist known for his strong belief in free-market capitalism.