Billy Bob Wants to Gain Some Weight So That He

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Multiple Choice

Billy Bob wants to gain some weight so that he can play football.Billy consumes only milk shakes and spinach.Milk shakes cost him $1 each and spinach costs $2 per serving.A milk shake has 850 calories and a serving of spinach has 200 calories.Billy Bob never spends more than $20 a day on food and he always consumes at least 8,000 calories per day.Which of the following is necessarily true?

• A)Billy Bob consumes at least 9 milk shakes a day.
• B)Billy Bob never consumes more than 6 servings of spinach a day.
• C)Billy Bob never consumes positive amounts of both goods.
• D)Billy Bob consumes only milk shakes.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Token Economy

A behavior modification method that uses tokens as rewards for desired behaviors, which can be exchanged for privileges or goods.

Reinforcers

Stimuli that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Tokens

Symbols or objects used to represent or signify something else, or in behavioral economics, a tangible reward used in token economy systems for reinforcing desired behaviors.

Crespi

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