Figure 21-3. -Refer to Figure 21-3. for an Economy Such as the Such

question 376

Multiple Choice

Figure 21-3.
-Refer to Figure 21-3. For an economy such as the United States, what component of the demand for goods and services is most responsible for the decrease in output from Y₁ to Y₂?

• A)consumption
• B)investment
• C)net exports
• D)government spending

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Definitions:

Operant Behavior

Behavior that is controlled by its consequences, including rewards and punishments, in the context of operant conditioning.

Functional Analysis

In behaviorism, a description of how a behavior is a function of the environment of the person or animal that performs it.

Empiricism

The philosophical perspective that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience and observation.

Operant Conditioning

Skinner’s term for the process of learning in which an organism’s behavior is shaped by the effect of the behavior on the environment.