Which of the Following Is Most Strongly Related to the Concept

question 200

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most strongly related to the concept of instinctive drift?

• A)A chicken being trained to play baseball reacted to the ball as if it were food.
• B)Rats that were shocked associated the shock with a buzzer and light but not a sweet taste.
• C)Rats made ill by X-rays associated it with sweet water but not a light or buzzer.
• D)A coyote learns to avoid sheep because ranchers have paired sheep meat with lithium chloride.

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Definitions:

Entity Method

A consolidation approach where investments are recorded at cost without adjustment for the investee's post-acquisition activities.

Parent-Company Extension Method

A method of consolidation where the financial statements of the parent company are extended to include the financial information of its subsidiaries.

Impairment Of Goodwill

The write-down of the goodwill account when the carrying value on the balance sheet exceeds the fair market value, indicating that the asset is not as valuable as previously thought.

Retained Earnings

The portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders as dividends but is kept by the company for reinvestment.