In Using Operant Conditioning Principles to Train Animals to Perform

question 185

Multiple Choice

In using operant conditioning principles to train animals to perform tricks, Keller and Marian Breland found that:

• A)reinforcement is the sole determinant of an animal's behavior.
• B)it is impossible to train cats to perform tricks.
• C)punishment is more effective than reinforcement in shaping animal behavior.
• D)an animal's inborn or instinctive behavior patterns could interfere with the operant conditioning of new behaviors.

Explain how property rights influence the rate of resource extraction.

Determine the optimal extraction level of a nonrenewable resource.

Describe the implications of a zero user cost on resource extraction.

Understand how present value calculations affect resource extraction decisions.

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Definitions:

Rational Model

A decision-making approach based on careful analysis and logical evaluation of alternatives to achieve the most favorable outcome.

Decision Making

The cognitive process of selecting a course of action among multiple alternatives, often resulting in a final choice or judgment.

Bounded Rationality

A concept suggesting that decision-making is limited by the information available, cognitive limitations of minds, and finite time to make decisions.

Product Development

The entire process of bringing a new product or service to the market.