Consider a Rat That Has Had One Bad Experience with a Poisoned

question 34

Multiple Choice

Consider a rat that has had one bad experience with a poisoned food that caused it to become sick.This rat will now avoid that food due to a behavior known as:

• A) classical conditioning.
• B) habituation.
• C) imprinting.
• D) insight.
• E) operant conditioning.

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Definitions:

Total Utility

The total satisfaction or benefit received by consuming a given total quantity of a good or service.

Market Equilibrium

A market state where the supply of goods matches demand, with no incentive for price to change.

Total Utility

The overall satisfaction or pleasure a person derives from consuming a certain amount of goods or services.

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or utility received by consuming one more unit of a good or service.