Farm Subsidies Are Justified by the Fact That the Prices

question 91

Multiple Choice

Farm subsidies are justified by the fact that the prices farmers earn

• A) swing wildly.
• B) rarely change.
• C) can increase only in small increments.
• D) have steadily decreased since the Great Depression.
• E) are stabilized below the cost of living.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength and frequency of a behavior are modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment.

Fixed-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.

Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, promoting high and steady response rates.