In October 2005, the U

question 189

Multiple Choice

In October 2005, the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service banned the importation of beluga caviar, the most prized of caviars, from the Caspian Sea.What happened in the market for caviar in the United States?

• A)The supply curve shifted to the left.
• B)The supply curve shifted to the right.
• C)The demand curve shifted to the right.
• D)The demand curve shifted to the left.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Reinforcement

A process where a stimulus gains the capacity to reinforce desirable behaviors through its association with a primary reinforcer.

Reinforcement

A psychological principle that involves using consequences to strengthen a behavior, making it more likely to occur in the future.

Classical Conditioning

An instructive method involving the repeated pairing of two stimuli; a response, initially elicited by the second stimulus, is in time elicited by the first stimulus independently.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning where behavior alteration occurs through the application of incentives or consequences.