Blocking Occurs Because the New Stimulus

question 124

Multiple Choice

Blocking occurs because the new stimulus:

• A)signals the occasions when the unconditioned stimulus won't occur
• B)is separated from the unconditioned stimulus by too much time
• C)doesn't provide reliable information about the unconditioned stimulus
• D)adds no new information about the unconditioned stimulus

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Definitions:

Diminishing Marginal Returns

Diminishing Marginal Returns is an economic principle stating that as additional units of a factor of production are added to a fixed amount of other factors, the incremental increase in output will eventually decrease.

Marginal Product

The additional output that results from using one more unit of a specific input, keeping other inputs constant.

Third Worker

In the context of labor and production, refers to the addition of a third employee in a process, which can affect productivity differently depending on the scenario.

Marginal Product

Additional output gained by employing one more unit of production.