If People Believe That a Bank Is Going to Fail,this

question 24

Multiple Choice

If people believe that a bank is going to fail,this can cause them to pull their money out of the bank,which,on a wide scale,leads to the bank's failure.What does this situation illustrate?

• A) self-fulfilling prophecy
• B) status conflict
• C) role conflict
• D) economic momentum

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a reflexive response without any prior learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral signal that, once it's linked with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately provokes a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating the learning process of associative reflexes.