David Finds He Has One Hour of Time in the Evening

question 158

Multiple Choice

David finds he has one hour of time in the evening to allocate on the first day of the new semester.He can do one of two things.He can watch TV for one hour or he can open his economics textbook and read for an hour.The benefit of watching TV is 30;the benefit of reading about economics is 20.
-The opportunity cost of watching TV is __________ and the opportunity cost of reading about economics is __________.

• A) 20;30
• B) 0;0
• C) 30;20
• D) -20;-30
• E) indeterminate;indeterminate

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Definitions:

Generalization Gradient

Refers to the decrease in response strength as stimuli become less similar to the conditioned stimulus in classical or operant conditioning.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced, and in the absence of which that response will not be reinforced.

Reinforcement

An event (or termination of an event) that increases the frequency of the operant behavior that preceded it.

Attentional View

A theoretical perspective focused on how individuals allocate their attentional resources among various stimuli or tasks.