Circuit Breakers Will Shut Down the Market for a Period

question 78

True/False

Circuit breakers will shut down the market for a period of time if a dramatic drop in stock prices occurs.

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Definitions:

Favourable Consequences

Positive outcomes or rewards that are likely to encourage a particular behavior to be repeated.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that satisfies a basic survival need and thus inherently reinforces and increases the likelihood of a behavior associated with it.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that becomes reinforcing through its association with a primary reinforcer, not inherently rewarding but has learned value.

Operant Conditioning

A pedagogical process that modifies the intensity of behavior with either encouragement or discipline.