Which of the Following Would Shift the SRAS Curve but NOT

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would shift the SRAS curve but NOT the LRAS curve?

• A)increasing the available quantity of available natural resources
• B)increasing the level of usable technology
• C)increasing the wage rate paid to labour
• D)increasing the capital stock

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Definitions:

Sensory Preconditioning

The initial pairing of two stimuli, which will enable one of the stimuli (CS2) to elicit the conditioned response (CR) without being paired with an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) if the other stimulus (CS1) is paired with UCS.

Extinction

The process by which a conditioned response diminishes and eventually disappears, as a result of the conditioned stimulus being repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Narrowing

The restriction of a response to a limited number of situations.

Blocking

A learning phenomenon where a previously learned association prevents the acquisition of a new association with the same conditioned stimulus.