Once a Country Has Lost Its Comparative Advantage in Producing

question 107

Multiple Choice

Once a country has lost its comparative advantage in producing a good, its income will be ________ and its economy will be ________ if it switches from producing the good to importing it.

• A)higher; less efficient
• B)higher; more efficient
• C)lower; less efficient
• D)lower; more efficient

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Definitions:

Temporal Conditioning

A type of conditioning in which the timing of the stimulus (rather than an overt physical stimulus) serves as the basis for the formation of an association, with reinforcement occurring at regular intervals.

Backward Conditioning

A conditioning process where the unconditioned stimulus is presented before the conditioned stimulus, often resulting in weaker associations.

CS

An abbreviation for Conditioned Stimulus, which is a previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

UCR

An unconditioned response, which is an automatic or natural reaction to an unconditioned stimulus without prior conditioning.