If a Child Whines and Gets His Parents' Attention, He

question 25

Multiple Choice

If a child whines and gets his parents' attention, he will tend to whine more frequently in the future because he has experienced which principle of operant conditioning?

• A)shaping
• B)nonreinforcement
• C)positive reinforcement
• D)punishment

Grasp the concept and application of profit maximization rules (MR=MC, P=MC) in different market structures.

Identify conditions under which a firm should continue producing or shut down in the short run.

Analyze the impact of market price changes on a firm's production decisions and profits in a perfectly competitive market.

Understand the relationship between price, average cost, and marginal cost in the short run supply decisions.

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Definitions:

Asserted

Stated confidently or declared as true.

Disjunctive Syllogism

A logical rule that concludes one disjunct must be false if the other is true, usually in the form: Either A or B; not A; therefore, B.

Unstated Premise

A component of an argument that is not expressed but is assumed to be true for the argument to hold.

Millionaires

Individuals whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency.