A Squirrel Eats an Acorn, Just as It Does Every

question 67

Multiple Choice

A squirrel eats an acorn, just as it does every day, but this time the acorn makes the squirrel sick. The squirrel then avoids acorns for more than a month. This avoidance behavior is

• A) referred to as discrimination learning.
• B) explainable through classical conditioning.
• C) part of the reconditioning process.
• D) an example of instinctive drift.

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Definitions:

Depreciable Cost

The total cost of a tangible asset that can be depreciated over its useful life, excluding salvage value.

Depreciation Expense

Dividing the expense of a material asset throughout its service life.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A method of depreciating an asset evenly over its useful life, allocating an equal portion of the asset's cost as an expense in each accounting period until it reaches its salvage value.

Depreciable Cost

Depreciable cost is the cost of a fixed asset minus its salvage value, over which the asset's cost can be depreciated over its useful life.