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Distinguish Between Negative Reinforcement, Punishment, and Extinction

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Distinguish between negative reinforcement, punishment, and extinction. Give examples for each.


Definitions:

Productive Efficiency

A situation where goods and services are produced at the lowest possible cost and resources are utilized most effectively.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of resource allocation where goods and services are distributed according to consumer preferences and in a way that maximizes social welfare.

Marginal Cost

The uptick in cost associated with producing an extra unit of a product or service.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy in which production represents consumer preferences; in other words, every good or service is produced up to the point where the last unit provides a benefit to consumers exactly equal to the cost of producing it.

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