The Return Actually Earned on an Investment Over a Year

question 57

Multiple Choice

The return actually earned on an investment over a year is known as the rate.

• A) real
• B) simple
• C) effective
• D) nominal

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between one particular stimulus and similar stimuli, not responding the same way to variations of the original stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A neutral stimulus that, once it becomes linked with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately leads to eliciting a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that innately prompts a reaction without the necessity for prior conditioning.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which conditioned responses are triggered by stimuli that are similar, but not identical, to the original conditioned stimulus.