-About How Much of the Tax Is Paid by Consumers

question 93

Multiple Choice

-About how much of the tax is paid by consumers in the form of higher prices?

• A)20 cents
• B)50 cents
• C)$1
• D)$4.85
• E)$5

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Definitions:

Gradual Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where reinforcement is slowly introduced or varied to shape behavior.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Punisher

A stimulus or event that follows a behavior and decreases the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future.

Conditioned Response

In behavioral psychology, the learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned.