Rather Than Simply Ordering His Son to Take Out the Garbage

question 5

Multiple Choice

Rather than simply ordering his son to take out the garbage, Andy says, "Son, take out the garbage now. It's really full and I'm getting ready to make dinner, so I'll need more space in the garbage bags." What does Andy's statement illustrate?

• A) direct instruction
• B) counterimitation
• C) disinhibition
• D) negative reinforcement trap

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Definitions:

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate at which an additional dollar of income is taxed, representing the percentage of tax applied to your last dollar of income.

Tax Burden

The total amount of tax paid by an individual, a household, or an organization relative to their income or profits.

Social Security Benefits

Payments made to eligible individuals by the government, including retirement, disability, and survivor benefits.

Progressive Tax

Places greater burden on those with best ability to pay and little or no burden on the poor (for example, federal personal income tax).