Leo Has Recently Studied the Principle of Reinforcement in His

question 48

Multiple Choice

Leo has recently studied the principle of reinforcement in his psychology class. He is now trying to teach his daughter good table manners. From an information processing perspective of transfer, is Leo likely to use the principle of reinforcement in helping his daughter learn manners?

• A) Definitely yes
• B) Definitely no
• C) Only if he retrieves the principle of reinforcement at the time he is teaching his daughter
• D) Only if he has previously learned the principle of reinforcement to a level of automaticity

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Definitions:

Relatively Elastic

A characteristic of a good or service with a demand that is sensitive to changes in price, meaning that small changes in price lead to larger changes in quantity demanded.

Marginal Revenue

The surplus earnings obtained from the sale of one extra unit of a product or service.

Total Revenue

The overall income generated by a business from its sales activities, calculated by multiplying the price of goods by the quantity sold.

Nondiscriminating Monopolist

A monopolist who charges all consumers the same price for a product, unlike a price-discriminating monopolist who charges different prices.