The Curve Showing the Short-Run Relationship Between the Unemployment Rate

question 162

Multiple Choice

The curve showing the short-run relationship between the unemployment rate and the inflation rate is called

• A)the monetary policy curve.
• B)the Phillips curve.
• C)the Sargent curve.
• D)the unemployment curve.

---

Definitions:

Response Deprivation Theory

The idea that when a contingency restricts access to an activity, it causes that activity to become a reinforcement.

Premack's Principle

A principle stating that more probable behaviors can serve as reinforcers for less probable behaviors.

High-Probability Activities

Activities that an individual is highly likely to engage in, often used in behavior modification by allowing access to them as a reward.

Reinforcing

Strengthening a behavior by providing a consequence that will increase the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.