For a Demand Curve to Be Upward Sloping, the Good

question 288

Multiple Choice

For a demand curve to be upward sloping, the good would have to be an inferior good, and

• A)the income effect would have to be larger than the substitution effect.
• B)the income effect would have to be smaller than the substitution effect.
• C)the income effect would have to be equal to the substitution effect.
• D)the income effect and the substitution effect would have to be nonexistent.

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Definitions:

Aversive Stimuli

Stimuli that an organism seeks to avoid due to their unpleasant nature, often used in conditioning and behavioral studies.

Respondent Behavior

Behavior that occurs as an automatic response to a specific stimulus, often without conscious intention, as studied in classical conditioning.

Operant Behavior

Behavior that is controlled by its consequences, including rewards and punishments, in the context of operant conditioning.

Functional Analysis

In behaviorism, a description of how a behavior is a function of the environment of the person or animal that performs it.