When the Marginal Rates of Substitution Differ for Two Consumers

question 70

Multiple Choice

When the marginal rates of substitution differ for two consumers:

• A)indifference curves are tangent.
• B)mutually beneficial trade is possible.
• C)multiple prices for goods emerge.
• D)the consumer with steeper indifference curves is happier.

Understand advanced concepts in conditioning such as stimulus generalization, discrimination, and higher-order conditioning.

Identify and explain the law of effect and its role in operant conditioning.

Understand how conditioned responses can impact physical health and psychological conditioning.

Apply conditioning principles to the development and treatment of phobias and addictive behaviors.

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