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question 159

Multiple Choice

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-If the level of investment spending increases by $100 and the MPC in the economy is 0.8, then the cumulative spending increase after three rounds of spending is

• A)$280.
• B)$260.
• C)$244.
• D)$220.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcers

Stimuli that satisfy basic survival needs and thus have intrinsic value, such as food, water, and warmth.

Biological Needs

Fundamental requirements that organisms must satisfy to maintain life, such as food, water, and shelter.

Learned Desire

A preference or craving developed through experience or conditioning rather than inherent or instinctual.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that become reinforcing through their association with primary reinforcers, not inherently rewarding but learned to be so.