Acquiring Behavior Is to Maintaining Behavior as _____ Reinforcement Is

question 245

Multiple Choice

Acquiring behavior is to maintaining behavior as _____ reinforcement is to _____ reinforcement.

• A)primary; secondary
• B)partial; continuous
• C)positive; negative
• D)continuous; partial

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

The reduction in economic efficiency that happens when equilibrium is not reached or is unattainable for a specific good or service.

Import Tariff

A tax imposed by a government on goods and services imported into its country to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.

Supply and Demand

Economic model of price determination in a market, showing the relationship between the quantity of goods that producers wish to sell at various prices and the quantity consumers wish to buy.

Specific Tax

A fixed amount taxed per unit of a good or service, as opposed to a percentage of the price.