A Minimum Wage

question 117

Multiple Choice

A minimum wage:

• A) Is set below the equilibrium wage.
• B) Can create a surplus of workers.
• C) Is established by the intersection of labor demand and labor supply.
• D) Causes the quantity demanded of workers to be greater than the quantity supplied.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

a behavior modification technique where the removal of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome after the display of a desired behavior increases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response becomes associated with stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus.