Exhibit 14.2 The Following Questions Are Based on the Information Below

question 36

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 14.2
The following questions are based on the information below.
An investor is considering 4 investments, A, B, C and leaving his money in the bank. The payoff from each investment is a function of the economic climate over the next 2 years. The economy can expand or decline. The following payoff matrix has been developed for the decision problem.
-A course of action intended to solve a problem is called a(n)

• A) alternative.
• B) option.
• C) decision.
• D) criteria.

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Definitions:

Feedback Loops

Systems within biological and ecological processes that regulate themselves through cycles of feedback information.

Sign Stimulus

A specific trigger from the environment that elicits an innate behavior in an animal.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, can elicit a conditioned response in an organism.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral concept where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus strengthens a behavior or increases its frequency.