Suppose a Presidential Candidate Makes a Statement in a Debate

question 129

Essay

Suppose a presidential candidate makes a statement in a debate whereby he promises that he would encourage the Fed to permanently lower the unemployment rate to 3%.His opponent claims that this type of policy idea is mired in the 1960s and would only cause inflation.Explain what the opponent means.

---

Definitions:

Observational Learning

A method of gaining behaviors by observing and mimicking the actions of others.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, leading to changes in voluntary behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A conditioning technique where, through repeated associations, a response at first elicited by a second stimulus is in the end elicited by the first stimulus without the second.

Reinforcer

An element in behaviorist psychology that strengthens a behavior or increases the likelihood of its repetition.