When the Value of the U

question 245

Multiple Choice

When the value of the U.S. dollar increases relative to other currencies,

• A) the rate of inflation increases.
• B) the size of the national debt decreases.
• C) foreign goods become less expensive to U.S. consumers.
• D) U.S. goods become less expensive to foreign buyers.

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Definitions:

Fixed-Interval Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where rewards are delivered at fixed time intervals, provided the correct response is made.

Stimulus Generalisation

The psychological phenomenon in which responses to a specific stimulus become triggered by stimuli that are similar in some way to the original stimulus.

Variable-Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in which a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, making the reward random.

Fixed-Ratio

A type of reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.