Why Do Booms and Recessions Come to an End and What

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Essay

Why do booms and recessions come to an end and what determines the turning points?

Understand the principle of operant conditioning and its application in learning and behavior modification.

Explain systematic desensitization and its relevance in counterconditioning.

Identify the role of interoceptive conditioning in behavior and its differences from external conditioning.

Discuss the psychological experiments that illustrate basic learning principles (e.g., Pavlov's dogs, "Little Albert").

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