In Causal Learning, Subjects Learn

question 7

Multiple Choice

In causal learning, subjects learn

• A) to identify which features are crucial to sorting items into groups.
• B) to identify the conditions which must occur before they can conclude that one variable produces changes in another variable.
• C) about the value of different outcomes as a function of their past experiences with outcomes.
• D) when a behavior should be performed and when it should be inhibited.

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Definitions:

Statements

Assertions or declarations, often formal and written, detailing facts or opinions.

Least Costly Combination

An economic principle that firms seek to achieve by using the combination of factors of production that minimizes their costs while producing a given level of output.

Marginal Product Data

Information regarding the additional output that can be obtained by adding one more unit of a particular input, holding all other inputs constant.

Units of Output

are the measurable quantities of goods or services produced by a firm or economy.