The Demand for Petrol in the Short Run Is

question 159

Multiple Choice

The demand for petrol in the short run is

• A) elastic because people can easily switch to public transportation.
• B) perfectly inelastic because people have no choice but to buy petrol.
• C) unit-elastic because people tend to consume a stable amount of petrol per period.
• D) inelastic because there are no good substitutes for petrol.

Recognize the implications of conditioned taste aversions.

Identify and explain the significance of key experiments in the development of behaviorism, including Watson and Pavlov's work.

Explain the concept of vicarious conditioning.

Comprehend the modern viewpoints on classical conditioning, including Rescorla's theory.

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