Operant Conditioning Differs from Classical Conditioning by

question 52

Multiple Choice

Operant conditioning differs from classical conditioning by

• A) dealing primarily with reflexive types of responses.
• B) focusing on animal behaviour to a much greater extent than on human behaviour.
• C) focusing on the consequences of voluntary behaviour.
• D) treating learners as passive rather then active agents.

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Definitions:

Price Searchers

Firms or individuals that have the flexibility to set their prices because they offer unique products or services and face little to no direct competition.

Entry Barriers

Impediments that make it difficult for new participants to enter a specific industry or business field.

Monopolistic Competition

A term often used by economists to describe markets characterized by a large number of sellers that supply differentiated products to a market with low barriers to entry. Essentially, it is an alternative term for a competitive price-searcher market.

Marginal Revenue

Extra profit generated from the sale of one more unit of a product or service.