Suppose You Find a $50 Bill That You Put in a Coat

question 42

Multiple Choice

Suppose you find a $50 bill that you put in a coat pocket last winter. If you deposit it in your checking account:

• A) M1 increases by $50.
• B) M2 increases by $50.
• C) M1 and M2 both increase by $50.
• D) there is no change in M1 or M2.

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Definitions:

Shaping Behavior

A method in operant conditioning involving the reinforcement of successive approximations to a desired behavior.

Reinforcing

In behavioral psychology, it pertains to strengthening a behavior by providing a consequence that is rewarding, thereby increasing the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, leading to learned responses.

Meat Powder

In the context of psychology, meat powder is famously associated with Ivan Pavlov's classical conditioning experiments as a stimulus for the salivary response in dogs.