A Primary Focus of the Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

question 94

Multiple Choice

A primary focus of the Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which became know as the ___________________________, was to allow the U.S.Treasury purchase up to $700 billion of troubled or toxic assets held by financial institutions.

• A)Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
• B)Toxic Asset Recovery Program (TARP)
• C)Troubled Area Relief Program (TARP)
• D)Toxic Area Recovery Program (TARP)
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Generalized Expectancies

Beliefs or assumptions about how general traits or behaviors are likely to be rewarded or punished in various situations.

Reinforcement Value

The degree to which the outcome of a behavior increases the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.

Behavior Potential

The likelihood of a particular behavior occurring in the presence of specific environmental conditions.

Observational Learning

Learning that results from watching or hearing about a person modeling the behavior.