One Parent Picks Up the Child from Day Care While

question 87

Multiple Choice

One parent picks up the child from day care while the other parent goes to the grocery store and begins to make dinner.This is an example of the principle that:

• A)markets move toward equilibrium.
• B)government policies can change spending.
• C)there are gains from trade.
• D)markets usually lead to efficiency.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

A process in learning theory where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral psychology concept where the removal of an unfavorable outcome or stimulus strengthens the behavior that led to its removal.

Biological Constraints

The concept that there are limits on what can be learned or how learning processes can unfold, based on an organism's biology.

Instinctive Drift

The tendency for an animal's learned behavior to revert to its instinctual behaviors over time.