The Collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and the Impact

question 51

Multiple Choice

The collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and the impact of the global financial crisis made it difficult for Australian banks to obtain off-shore funding.As a consequence banks pursued more stable sources of funds.These strategies include:

• A)increased use of wholesale long-term funding
• B)decreased use of wholesale long-term funding
• C)decreased holdings of liquid assets
• D)decreased use of wholesale long-term funding and increased holdings of liquid assets

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimuli

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimuli

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the subject to associate certain behaviors with consequences.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus that signals when a particular response is likely to be followed by a certain type of consequence.