The Partial Expenditure Multiplier

question 9

Multiple Choice

The partial expenditure multiplier

• A) is the total increase in the demand for goods.
• B) is the total increase in government spending.
• C) equals (1 - MPC).
• D) is the ratio of total increase in demand for goods to the increase in government spending.
• E) equals the MPC.

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio Schedules

A reinforcement schedule in behavioral psychology where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, promoting a high and steady rate of response.

Reinforcement Schedules

Involves the structured application of rewards or punishments to modulate behavior within a learning process, emphasizing the timing and frequency.

Rates of Response

The speed or frequency with which an organism responds to a stimuli in behavioral psychology, or the reply frequency in survey research.

Instrumental Conditioning

A method of modifying the intensity of a behavior through the use of either rewards or penalties.