Which Statement Is Most Correct: According to New Research by Olmstead

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which statement is most correct: According to new research by Olmstead and Rhodes in 2008, productivity gains in cotton

• A) included a nearly 10 percent per annum increase in labor productivity.
• B) were accomplished by mechanical innovations.
• C) were accomplished by biological innovations.
• D) were entirely due to the depletion of Eastern soils, which drove production to the Southwest.

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Definitions:

Drug Therapy

The treatment of disease or symptoms by administering medication that has been clinically proven to have beneficial effects.

Institutionalized Patients

Refers to individuals who are living in and receiving treatment in a hospital, psychiatric facility, or correctional institution for long periods.

Operant Conditioning

An instruction method that manipulates the intensity of behaviors through encouragement or inhibitory measures.

Token Economy

A form of behavior modification that involves rewarding desirable behaviors with tokens that can be exchanged for goods or privileges.