Sue Noticed That Whenever She Opened the Door to the Pantry

question 261

Multiple Choice

Sue noticed that whenever she opened the door to the pantry, her dog would come into the kitchen and act hungry, by drooling and whining. She thought that because the dog food was stored in the pantry, the sound of the door had become a(n) __________

• A) unconditioned stimulus.
• B) conditioned stimulus.
• C) unconditioned response.
• D) conditioned response.

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The divergence between the anticipated payment by producers for a good or service and the actual financial return they obtain.

Allocative Efficiency

An economic state where resources are distributed in a way that maximizes the net benefit to society, ensuring that every good or service is produced up to the point where the last unit provides a benefit to consumers exactly equal to the cost of producing it.

Consumer Surplus

The disparity between the amount consumers are prepared to spend on a product or service and the amount they end up paying, indicating the advantage to consumers.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy in which the distribution of resources among different uses is optimized, leading to an optimal level of consumer satisfaction.