The Island of Hispaniola,located in the Caribbean,is Divided Roughly in Half

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Multiple Choice

The island of Hispaniola,located in the Caribbean,is divided roughly in half by the two countries that occupy it.The western half is the country of Haiti,and the eastern half is the country of the Dominican Republic.In 2011,per capita real gross domestic product (GDP) in Haiti was roughly $740.In the Dominican Republic,it was almost $9,300.What most likely explains this difference?

• A) The Dominican Republic has a better climate than Haiti.
• B) In the Dominican Republic,all property is collectively owned.
• C) Haiti is farther away from major trading partners like the United States.
• D) Taxes in Haiti are too low,compared to those in the Dominican Republic.
• E) Haiti lacks the type of growth-promoting institutions that the Dominican Republic has.

Describe the process of acquiring and extinguishing conditioned responses.

Understand the specific examples of learning, such as taste aversions.

Identify the key components of classical conditioning (unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, conditioned response).

Recognize examples of classical conditioning in everyday situations.

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