Sharks Have Skeletons Made of Cartilage, Not Bone

question 27

True/False

Sharks have skeletons made of cartilage, not bone.

Recognize the adaptive value of conditioned responses in natural environments.

Understand the basic principles of operant conditioning.

Identify and differentiate between types of reinforcers (positive, negative, primary, secondary).

Recognize the application of operant conditioning principles in real-life scenarios.

---

Definitions:

Decreasing-Cost Industry

An industry where the unit cost of production decreases as the industry's output increases, often due to economies of scale.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed plus variable costs) divided by the number of units produced.

Long-Run Adjustments

Refers to changes that firms in an industry make in response to economic opportunities or constraints, involving adjustments in production capacity or resource utilization over time.

Marginal Revenue

The extra revenue obtained by selling an additional unit of a product or service.