If the Food Stamp Program in the United States Moved

question 67

Multiple Choice

If the food stamp program in the United States moved from coupons redeemable for food to cash payments,

• A) everyone would buy less food and more of other goods.
• B) everyone would buy more food and less of other goods.
• C) some people might buy less food and obtain a higher level of utility.
• D) some people might buy less food and obtain a lower level of utility.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, it refers to the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

CR Fading

A technique in conditioning where the conditioned response diminishes over time when reinforcement is removed.

Conditioned Fear

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an aversive stimulus, leading to the elicitation of fear responses to the neutral stimulus.

Little Albert

An experiment by John B. Watson demonstrating that fear could be conditioned in humans, using a young boy to show how emotional responses could be classically conditioned.