Which One of the Following Statements Is Accurate

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is accurate?

• A) The U.S. Treasury Department distributes money to banks in the Federal Reserve System.
• B) The U.S. Treasury Department produces currency and coins.
• C) The U.S. Treasury Department is in charge of monetary policy.
• D) The Fed is in charge of fiscal policy.

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Definitions:

Avoidance Learning

is a process by which an individual learns a behavior or response to avoid a noxious or unpleasant situation or stimulus.

Aversive Event

An unpleasant or noxious stimulus that an organism seeks to avoid or escape, often used in aversive conditioning.

Matching Law

A principle stating that the proportion of responses on a particular schedule matches the proportion of reinforcements obtained on that schedule.

Maximizing Law

The principle that organisms will choose behaviors that maximize rewards and minimize penalties under conditions of uncertainty.