Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 10

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions :
Figure 16-1
-What type of event could move the economy from point E to G in Figure 16-1?

• A)A tax which redistributes income from rich to poor.
• B)Massive highway construction
• C)Tax on rich which subsidizes income support programs.
• D)A and B
• E)A and C

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Definitions:

Negative Punishment

The removal of a stimulus following a given behavior in order to decrease the frequency of that behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behavior modification that involves increasing the likelihood of a behavior by removing or avoiding an aversive stimulus as a consequence of the behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

A process in which the introduction of a stimulus following a particular behavior increases the likelihood of the behavior's occurrence.

Positive Punishment

A form of behavior modification where something unfavorable is added after a behavior, with the intention of decreasing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.