The Fed Is a Central Bank and as Such

question 141

Multiple Choice

The Fed is a central bank and as such

• A)does business only with the federal government.
• B)provides banking services to banks but not individuals.
• C)provides banking services to individuals and firms.
• D)does business with international organizations such as the United Nations.
• E)is where the Federal Government turns when it needs to borrow.

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Definitions:

Generalization Test Stimuli

Stimuli that are not exactly the same as the conditioned stimulus but are similar enough to elicit the conditioned response, used to test the breadth of stimulus generalization.

Behavioral Contrast

The phenomenon in which the rate of response varies according to a change in reinforcement conditions, usually in operant conditioning.

Transposition

Köhler’s idea that animals learn relationships between stimuli and that they respond to different stimuli based on the same relationship as the original training stimuli.

Occasion Setting

The ability of one stimulus to enhance the response to another stimulus.