An Investigator Presents a Conditioned Stimulus Followed by an Unconditioned

question 2

Multiple Choice

An investigator presents a conditioned stimulus followed by an unconditioned stimulus until an animal is classically conditioned. Then she exposes the animal to an extinction procedure. If she waits a while and then tests the animal again, she is likely to see

• A) spontaneous recovery.
• B) backward conditioning.
• C) generalization.
• D) discrimination.

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Definitions:

Prime Cost

The combined direct costs of raw material and labor that are directly associated with the production of a product.

Discretionary Fixed Costs

Those fixed costs that arise from annual decisions by management to spend on certain fixed cost items, such as advertising and research.

Committed Fixed Costs

Expenses that a company has to pay regardless of its level of production or sales, such as leases and long-term contracts, which cannot be easily changed in the short term.

Unit Fixed Cost

The fixed cost associated with producing one unit of a product, which does not vary with the level of production output.