The Production Possibilities Curve for the Nation of Economania Shifts

question 109

Multiple Choice

The production possibilities curve for the nation of Economania shifts to the right. This could have been caused by:

• A) a decrease in Economania's capital stock.
• B) a decrease in the Economania's labor supply.
• C) high unemployment in Economania the previous time period.
• D) Economania producing all consumer goods in the previous period.
• E) technological innovation in the production of Economania goods.

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Definitions:

Edible Roots

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Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned stimulus.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique that involves replacing an unwanted response to a stimulus with a desired response.

Shaping

A method of positive reinforcement in operant conditioning that rewards closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.