Forest Is a Mountain Man Living in Complete Isolation in Northern

question 78

Multiple Choice

Forest is a mountain man living in complete isolation in northern British Columbia.He is completely self-sufficient through hunting,fishing,and farming.He has not been in the city to buy anything in five years.One can infer

• A) the scarcity problem does not apply to Forest.
• B) Forest is not required to make choices.
• C) the scarcity problem still applies because more hunting means less fishing and so on.
• D) Forest is very satisfied.
• E) Forest knew the Prime Minister.

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Definitions:

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where an unwanted behavior or response is replaced with a more desirable one by associating the unwanted behavior with a new, more positive stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a natural response becomes associated with a previously neutral stimulus by repeated pairing.

Shaping

A method of behavior training in which reinforcement is given for progressively closer approximations of the desired target behavior.

Behavior Modification

A therapeutic approach that seeks to change undesirable behaviors through the use of positive or negative reinforcement.