Joe Is Discussing the Causes of the Great Recession of 2008.All

question 219

Multiple Choice

Joe is discussing the causes of the Great Recession of 2008.All of the following comments about that event are correct EXCEPT:

• A)"It began with a bursting of a housing bubble-and a dramatic decline in real estate prices."
• B)"It caused strapped consumers to spend less."
• C)"It produced widespread layoffs."
• D)"Its effects were mainly confined to the northern United States."

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Definitions:

Conditioned Fear

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an aversive stimulus, resulting in the expression of fear responses to the neutral stimulus alone.

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Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly presented together, eventually eliciting the same response.

Operant Behavior

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