Which of the Following Is True

question 177

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) Competitive behavior is present in the market sector but not in the public sector.
• B) Because candidates for public office represent a bundle of views, there is more ability for individuals to make their preferences count on specific issues than in the market sector.
• C) When decisions are made democratically, the economic and political power of all individuals will be equal unlike in the market sector.
• D) The reality of the aggregate consumption-aggregate payment link imposed by scarcity is present in both the market and public sectors.

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Definitions:

Manipulative Conditioning

Refers to using operant conditioning techniques to manipulate behavior by controlling rewards and punishments.

Preferential Conditioning

A process in learning where an organism develops a preference or aversion to a stimulus based on its associated consequences.

Conditioned Compensatory Responses

Refers to the physiological and behavioral changes that occur as a reaction to anticipatory cues for a primary unconditioned stimulus, often seen in drug tolerance and addiction studies.

Unconditioned Compensatory Responses

Innate responses or reactions that occur as a direct result of a stimulus, not requiring prior learning or conditioning.