Following the Financial Collapse in Late 2008, the Deficit Increased

question 26

Multiple Choice

Following the financial collapse in late 2008, the deficit increased in part because of the

• A)weakened state of the economy caused increased spending on unemployment compensation.
• B)high short-term interest rates and restrictive monetary policy.
• C)U)S. return to the gold standard.
• D)massive expansion of foreign aid to Central American democracies.

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Definitions:

Guthrie

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Single Trial

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Incompatible Stimuli Method

A technique used in behavior modification where a behavior that is undesired is matched with an incompatible response in order to reduce or eliminate it.

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