Adam Smith Used a Pin Factory to Demonstrate

question 59

Multiple Choice

Adam Smith used a pin factory to demonstrate

• A)the advantages of economies of scale.
• B)diseconomies of scale.
• C)the long-run average cost curve.
• D)the advantage of being established.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that was originally used to condition the response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that is naturally rewarding and satisfies a basic biological need, such as food or water.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response that has been learned to one stimulus is elicited by a different, but similar, stimulus.