Suppose That the Technology Used to Manufacture Laptops Has Improved

question 85

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the technology used to manufacture laptops has improved. The likely result would be:

• A)an increase in supply of laptops.
• B)an increase in quantity supplied of laptops.
• C)a decrease in supply of laptops.
• D)a decrease in quantity supplied of laptops.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses. In operant conditioning, generalization occurs when responses learned in one situation occur in other, similar situations.

Discrimination

The unfair or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, often based on race, age, sex, or disability.

Classical Conditioning

An acquisition method where two stimuli are frequently paired; the response, at first prompted by the second stimulus, is later prompted by the first stimulus in isolation.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.