The Movie a Beautiful Mind Opened Originally in a Select

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Essay

The movie A Beautiful Mind opened originally in a select number of theaters before opening nationwide. After its theatre run, it was shown on pay-per-view channels and then on premium movie channels. The movie was made widely available in video stores. What type(s)of consumer good is this movie? Explain your answer.

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Definitions:

Survival Value

The extent to which a trait or behavior increases an organism's chances of surviving and reproducing in its environment.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned until there is a reason to demonstrate it.

Conditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that acquires its reinforcing power through association with a primary reinforcer, used to condition a response.

Primary Reinforcer

A naturally reinforcing item or outcome, like food or water, that does not require learning to become desirable or rewarding.