Figure 8-6 the Vertical Distance Between Points a and B Represents a Represents

question 165

Multiple Choice

Figure 8-6
The vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market.
-Refer to Figure 8-6.What happens to total surplus in this market when the tax is imposed?

• A)Total surplus increases by $1,500.
• B)Total surplus increases by $3,000.
• C)Total surplus decreases by $1,500.
• D)Total surplus decreases by $,3000.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcers

Innate reinforcing stimuli that satisfy basic biological needs or desires, such as food, water, and sleep, without learning.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that acquire their reinforcing properties through their association with primary reinforcers, such as money getting its value from the things it can buy.

Schedules of Reinforcement

The specific patterns and timings of rewards or punishments that control the rate and timing of responses in operant conditioning.

Response Pattern

The characteristic manner in which an individual or system reacts to a specific stimulus or series of stimuli.