A Child Who Has Been Conditioned to Fear Dogs After

question 87

Multiple Choice

A child who has been conditioned to fear dogs after having been knocked down by one begins to show the same fear around cats. This is an example of:

• A) counterconditioning.
• B) generalization.
• C) discrimination.
• D) shaping.

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Definitions:

Intertemporal Price Discrimination

A pricing strategy where a seller changes prices over time for the same product or service to maximize profits by taking advantage of differences in consumers' willingness to pay at different times.

Marginal Cost

The growth in the overall expense incurred from producing an additional unit.

Economies of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, resulting in decreased costs per unit.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, homogenous products, no barriers to entry, and perfect information.