Which of the Following Criteria Would Make Gold a Poor

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following criteria would make gold a poor medium of exchange?

• A)Its value depends on its purity and its purity is not easy to visibly identify.
• B)Durability so that value is not lost by spoilage.
• C)Value relative to its weight so that amounts large enough to be useful in trade can be easily transported.
• D)Divisibility because different goods are valued differently.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimuli

Stimuli that have become associated with a particular response through conditioning, typically in the context of classical conditioning.

Sign-Stimuli

External sensory cues that trigger a specific, often instinctual, behavior in an organism.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that involves creating associations between a naturally occurring stimulus and a previously neutral stimulus.

Instrumental Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment.