OB Modification Attempts to Use

question 95

Multiple Choice

OB modification attempts to use

• A)positive reinforcement to encourage desired behaviors.
• B)punishment to discourage frequent behaviors.
• C)extinction to encourage infrequent behavior.
• D)avoidance to discourage potentially negative future behaviors.
• E)the work environment to shape behavior.

Understand the principle of economic efficiency as a criterion for evaluating economic actions.

Analyze the consequences of actions that have greater costs than benefits on society's welfare.

Identify when an economic activity should or should not be undertaken based on its costs and benefits.

Distinguish between different standards (e.g., majority vote, economic efficiency) used to evaluate economic activities.

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Definitions:

Mesoderm

The middle layer of an embryo in early development, giving rise to the musculoskeletal, vascular, and urogenital systems.

Trophoblast

The outer layer of cells surrounding a blastocyst in early pregnancy, which provides nutrients to the embryo and develops into part of the placenta.

Embryonic Period

A stage of prenatal development that takes place from fertilization until about the eighth week, during which the major organs and structures of the organism begin to develop.

Implantation

The process by which a fertilized egg attaches itself to the lining of the uterus to begin pregnancy.