The Regular Standard Deduction Is Available to Which One of the Following

question 94

Multiple Choice

The regular standard deduction is available to which one of the following taxpayers?

• A)married taxpayer filing a separate return where the other spouse itemizes
• B)a person who has only unearned income and is a dependent of another
• C)an individual filing a return for a period of less than 12 months because of a change in accounting period
• D)an abandoned spouse

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Definitions:

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique used to replace an undesirable response to a stimulus with a more desirable one.

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology used to gradually train a new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations to the desired behavior.

Premack Principle

A principle in psychology that states that more probable behaviors will reinforce less probable behaviors.

Negative Reinforcement

The removal of a stimulus to increase the probability that a behavior will be repeated.