Which of the Following Groups Declares the Start and End

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following groups declares the start and end of recessions in the U.S.?

• A) The Business Cycle Monitoring Committee of the Federal Reserve System
• B) The Business Cycle Tracking Agency of the Department of Commerce
• C) The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research
• D) The Committee on Business Cycles of the Council of Economic Advisers

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Definitions:

Habituated

The process of becoming accustomed to a stimulus after repeated exposure, leading to a decrease in response.

Pavlov's Studies

Research conducted by Ivan Pavlov that demonstrated classical conditioning, where dogs learned to associate a neutral stimulus with food and respond to it as they would to the food.

Salivate

The production of saliva in the mouth, often as a reflexive response to the sight, smell, or thought of food.

Classical Conditioning

The kind of learning in which an unconditioned response (such as salivating) that is naturally elicited by one stimulus (such as food) becomes elicited also by a new, conditioned stimulus (such as a bell).