If the Marginal Benefits Are Greater Than the Marginal Cost

question 84

True/False

If the marginal benefits are greater than the marginal cost of an activity, then society should allocate fewer resources to this activity.

Recognize the historical significance of psychoanalysis and contemporary approaches to psychotherapy.

Understand the significance of free association, dream analysis, and transference in psychotherapy.

Distinguish between the treatment focuses of different types of therapists.

Comprehend the mechanisms underlying resistance and transference in psychoanalytic therapy.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Theory

A behavioral theory positing that behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences, such as rewards or punishments.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that involves creating associations between a naturally occurring stimulus and a previously neutral one, leading to a learned response.

Operant Conditioning

The process of forming associations between learning and behavior by controlling its consequences.

External Attributions

The process of explaining an individual's behavior by ascribing it to causes outside the individual, such as environmental or situational factors.