If the Government Were to Intervene and Set the Rent

question 27

Multiple Choice

If the government were to intervene and set the rent for apartments in New York City below the market rent,then we would expect,relative to the market outcome,

• A)an increase in the number of people wanting to live in apartments in New York City.
• B)a decrease in the number of people wanting to live in apartments in New York City.
• C)an increase in the number of apartments available for rent in New York City.
• D)None of the above is correct.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Neutral Stimulus

A neutral stimulus is something in the environment that initially does not elicit any intrinsic response until it is paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral signal that, once it is linked with a natural stimulus, eventually elicits a learned response.

Pavlov

Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist known primarily for his work in classical conditioning, particularly experiments with dogs leading to the concept of the conditioned reflex.