The Conference Board of Canada's Consumer Confidence Index Measures

question 29

Multiple Choice

The Conference Board of Canada's Consumer Confidence Index measures

• A)consumers' expectations about the future.
• B)the confidence the public has in the federal government.
• C)the confidence consumers have in banks.
• D)the confidence Canadians have in their relationships.
• E)the confidence Canadians have in the safety of the products they consume.

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic reactions through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Mental Representation

An internal image or concept of an external reality or abstract idea.

Extinct Conditioned Responses

The process by which a conditioned response becomes weaker or disappears after the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.