Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 84

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions .
Exhibit: Consumption and Disposable Personal Income
-(Exhibit: Consumption and Disposable Personal Income) When disposable personal income is $1,200 billion, consumption is

• A) $600 billion.
• B) $800 billion.
• C) $1,200 billion.
• D) $2,000 billion.

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Definitions:

Variable Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in which a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, promoting high and stable rates of the response.

Unpredictable Amount

A quantity or volume that cannot be precisely foreseen or estimated due to varying factors or conditions.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning by which the removal or avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Time-Out

A behavioral intervention technique that involves temporarily removing an individual from an environment where undesired behavior has occurred, to decrease the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.