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Aaron Found a Prototype of a New Pair of Glasses

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Aaron found a prototype of a new pair of glasses with Internet service and other computing capabilities while in a bar one evening. He offered the prototype to the owner of a magazine and blog that reviews new digital devices. The owner paid Aaron $10,000 in return for the prototype. What tax issues should Aaron consider?


Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon in which the response rate to one stimulus changes as a result of a change in the reinforcement offered for another stimulus.

Second-order Conditioning

A form of learning where a stimulus that was previously neutral is associated with a conditioned stimulus to elicit the same conditioned response, without the original unconditioned stimulus.

Habituation

A procedure in which a life form diminishes or halts its response to a recurring stimulus as time goes by.

Sensitization

The process where repeated administration of a stimulus results in the progressive amplification of a response.

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