Suppose Andrea Is Taking Just Two Courses and Is at a Point

question 15

Multiple Choice

Suppose Andrea is taking just two courses and is at a point inside (or below) her PPF of grades for those two courses.  If Andrea becomes more efficient in her study habits then it is impossible for ____________________,  ceteris paribus.

• A)either one of her grades to rise
• B)both of her grades to rise
• C)one grade to rise and the other grade to fall
• D)both of her grades to fall

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral but, through association with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behaviors of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Classical Conditioning

The process by which learning is facilitated through the connection of a stimulus from the environment with one that occurs innately, resulting in a conditioned reaction.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.