Determine Whether the Spending Pattern Described Is At, Above, or Below

question 231

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the spending pattern described is at, above, or below the national average. Assume that any salariesor wages are after tax.
-A couple in their forties with a combined household income of $56,000 per year spends $400 per month on health care.

• A)at average
• B)above average
• C)below average

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any need for learning, such as food for a hungry animal.

Conditioned Reinforcer

An initially neutral stimulus that acquires the capacity to serve as a reinforcer through association with an unconditioned reinforcer.

Operant Conditioning

An educational process that involves altering the degree of a behavior by introducing reinforcements or deterrents.