The Purchase of an Asset on Credit

question 46

Multiple Choice

The purchase of an asset on credit

• A)increases assets and stockholders' equity.
• B)increases assets and liabilities.
• C)decreases assets and increases liabilities.
• D)leaves total assets unchanged.

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Definitions:

Punishment

A stimulus or event that decreases the likelihood of the behavior that it follows occurring again in the future.

Negative Reinforcers

Stimuli whose removal following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an unfavorable outcome or stimulus increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.