The Reduction in the Average Tariff Rates on Manufactured Products

question 27

Multiple Choice

The reduction in the average tariff rates on manufactured products since 1950 implies all of the following except that

• A)firms are dispersing parts of their production process to global locations to drive down production costs and increase product quality.
• B)the economies of the world's nation states are becoming more intertwined.
• C)nations are becoming increasingly independent of each other for important goods and services.
• D)the world has become significantly wealthier since 1950.

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Definitions:

Habituation

The process by which there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposures, indicating a form of learning or adaptation.

Sensitization

An increased response to a stimulus following repeated exposures, typically leading to an exaggerated reaction over time.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon in which the rate of a behavior varies inversely with an alteration in the conditions of reinforcement for another behavior.

Higher-order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a stimulus that has become a conditioned stimulus can be used to condition a new stimulus.