A Rise in Short-Term Interest Rates That Is Believed to Be

question 18

Multiple Choice

A rise in short-term interest rates that is believed to be only temporary

• A)is likely to have a significant effect on long-term interest rates.
• B)will have a bigger impact on long-term interest rates than if the rise in short-term rates had been permanent.
• C)is likely to have only a small impact on long-term interest rates.
• D)cannot possibly affect long-term interest rates.

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Definitions:

Self-Modification

The process through which individuals change their behavior or self-perception through self-determination and personal effort.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied to an organism's environment to increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

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The act of implementing a consequence in response to an undesired behavior, with the aim of reducing that behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

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