The Blame for Failing to Address the Budget Deficits of the 1980s

question 24

Multiple Choice

The blame for failing to address the budget deficits of the 1980s and early 1990s

• A)is clearly the fault of the Republican administrations.
• B)is clearly the fault of the Democratic Congresses.
• C)is a political question rather than an economic question.
• D)is an economic question rather than a political question.

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Definitions:

Reinforcer

In operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows.

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist and behaviorist best known for his work in developing the theory of operant conditioning.

Appraisals

Evaluations or judgments about the significance of an event as it relates to one's well-being.

Evolutionary Psychology

Discipline that seeks to apply principles of natural selection to understand the causes of human behavior.