Which of the Following Was Part of the Reason for the Stock

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was part of the reason for the stock market crash?

• A) the high rate of deflation in the 1920s
• B) the tax policies of the 1920s that hurt the wealthy, who might otherwise have bought more stocks
• C) the buying of great amounts of stock on margin and the resulting bubble
• D) the low tariff, which allowed imports to corner several important American markets
• E) the remarkably poor returns on government bonds in 1929

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and automatically—triggers a response.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.