Last Month, Walter Became Sick After Eating Two Chili Dogs

question 379

Multiple Choice

Last month, Walter became sick after eating two chili dogs, so he no longer likes chili dogs. Walter has experienced ________.

• A) blocking
• B) conditioned taste-aversion
• C) operant taste conditioning
• D) noncontingent conditioning

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Definitions:

Marginal Benefit

The extra utility or satisfaction obtained through the consumption of an additional unit of a good or service.

Pollution Abatement

Actions or measures taken to reduce, control, or eliminate pollution from various sources.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the actual price a producer receives (or producers receive) and the minimum acceptable price; the triangular area above the supply curve and below the market price.

Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that suppliers are willing to sell.