One Day as Your Professor Is Driving to Work, Another

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Essay

One day as your professor is driving to work, another driver runs through a red light and hits his car. The professor is shaken up but survives the incident. However, the next time he starts to enter the intersection, he becomes nervous and fearful. Soon, he starts going to work via another route to avoid the intersection even though this route adds twenty minutes to his commute in each direction.
According to the principles of classical conditioning, why does the professor become scared of the previously harmless intersection? What can he do about this, as going via the other route is very time consuming? Be specific. Break down the situation into its parts, and show how the principles of learning apply.

Illustrate the mechanisms through which open market operations, reserve requirements, and discount rates affect the money supply.

Understand the significance of the reserve requirement ratio in the banking system and its effect on money creation.

Describe the effects of bank activities and central bank policies on the overall money supply.

Recognize the different forms of money and their liquidity.

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