Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 143

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Potatoes
-(Figure: Potatoes) Refer to the figure. If the price of potatoes is $8 a pound, what is the consumer surplus received?

• A) $30,000
• B) $60,000
• C) $240,000
• D) $360,000

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Definitions:

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until it is associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was neutral at first but becomes associated with an involuntary response through conditioning.

Reinforcement Theory

A theory that states that behavior is a function of its consequences and is determined exclusively by environmental factors such as external stimuli and other reinforcers.

Dispute

A disagreement or argument, typically one that is prolonged, public, and heated.