The First of Two Significant Fiscal Policy Initiatives Enacted by the Government

question 109

Multiple Choice

The first of two significant fiscal policy initiatives enacted by the government during the Great Recession,signed in February 2008 by President George W.Bush,was the

• A) Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.
• B) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2008.
• C) American Stimulus Act of 2008.
• D) Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2008.
• E) Economic Tax Rebate Act of 2008.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning technique that uses incentives and penalties to influence behavior, thereby affecting the probability of its recurrence.

Secondary Reinforcement

A process where a stimulus reinforces a behavior after it has been associated with a primary reinforcer.

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.

Gradual Approximations

A method in behaviorism where complex behaviors are broken down into simpler, achievable steps for learning purposes.