People Who Are Exposed Repeatedly to Unpleasant Events Over Which

question 165

Multiple Choice

People who are exposed repeatedly to unpleasant events over which they have no control may become passively resigned to those outcomes. This is called __________

• A) avoidance learning.
• B) learned helplessness.
• C) extinction.
• D) cognitive dissonance.

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Definitions:

Inputs

Resources, such as labor, materials, and capital, that are used in the production process to create goods and services.

Minimum Cost

The lowest possible cost at which a particular set of goods or services can be produced or acquired without sacrificing quality or quantity.

Factor Prices

The prices of the inputs used in the production process, such as labor wages, capital rental rates, and raw material costs.

Production Function

An equation that describes the output of a production process, given the quantity of inputs used.