For Ten Days in a Row Frank Felt a Static

question 40

Multiple Choice

For ten days in a row Frank felt a static electric shock when he kissed his wife while standing on the living room carpet.Now he feels mildly anxious whenever he approaches his wife to kiss her.In classical conditioning, his wife was a(n) _____ stimulus ten days ago, and has now become a(n) _____ stimulus.

• A)unconditioned; conditioned
• B)unconditioned; neutral
• C)neutral; unconditioned
• D)neutral; conditioned

---

Definitions:

Risk-Free Economic Profits

Refers to theoretical profits that an investor can make without taking any market risk, which in reality is very hard to achieve due to market efficiencies.

Short Selling

Short selling is an investment strategy where an investor borrows shares and sells them on the open market, planning to buy them back later at a lower price to profit from the difference.

Equally-Weighted Portfolio

An investment portfolio where each asset is allocated the same percentage of total investment capital.

Securities

Financial instruments that hold some type of monetary value, such as stocks, bonds, or options.