In an Experiment, a Rat Was Placed on a Small

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Multiple Choice

In an experiment, a rat was placed on a small platform.When this rat stepped down to the floor, it received a painful electric shock.After one shock, this rat would not step down to the floor when placed on the platform.A second rat also stepped down to the floor from the platform and received a painful shock but was immediately administered an electroconvulsive shock (ECS) to its brain.How did the ECS affect this second rat's behavior?

• A)The second rat, like the first, would never step down to the floor out of fear of the painful shock.
• B)The second rat actually sought out the painful shock because the ECS caused an endorphin "rush" that resulted in the rat becoming addicted to the pain.
• C)The second rat stepped down over and over again because the ECS wiped out the memories of the painful shock during consolidation.
• D)The second rat did not show fear of the shock from touching the floor but did show fear when the researcher attempted to administer the ECS again.

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Definitions:

Elastic Demand

A condition where the quantity demanded of a good or service is highly responsive to changes in its price.

Output Effect

The impact on total revenue when a firm changes its output level, considering demand elasticity.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a relative change in prices leading consumers to substitute one product for another.

Derived Demand

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