When a Bidirectional Response Test for Conditioned Inhibition Is Performed

question 46

Multiple Choice

When a bidirectional response test for conditioned inhibition is performed, the researcher

• A) expects the inhibitor to reduce responding and the excitor to increase it.
• B) expects extinction to reduce inhibition and paradoxically increase excitation.
• C) creates a conditioned inhibitor and then attempts to turn it into a conditioned excitor.
• D) expects excitors and inhibitors to have the opposite effect on the response.

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Definitions:

Income Effect

Adjustments in the income of an individual or the broader economy and the consequent effects on how much of a good or service is desired.

Law of Diminishing

refers to the principle that as one consumes more of a good, the marginal utility (or satisfaction) obtained from consuming an additional unit decreases.

Substitution Effect

The substitution effect occurs when consumers replace more expensive items with less costly alternatives, influencing demand patterns as prices fluctuate.

Utility-maximizing

The economic principle whereby consumers adjust their consumption of goods and services to achieve the highest level of satisfaction or utility.