When People's Incomes Increase, the Demand for a Good Increases

question 276

Multiple Choice

When people's incomes increase, the demand for a good increases. The good is called

• A) an inferior good.
• B) a complement.
• C) a substitute.
• D) a normal good.

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Definitions:

Response Differentiation

A process in operant conditioning where behaviors are modified by being reinforced only when they meet a certain criterion.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus which, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Reinforce

To strengthen a behavior by providing a consequence that increases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.

Avoidance Conditioning

A response that prevents the occurrence of a punisher. This increases the probability of a low-occurring response and maintains that response at a high level. The principle of avoidance conditioning states that a behavior will increase in frequency if it prevents a punisher from occurring.