Which of the Following Would Be Likely to Raise Your

question 161

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be likely to raise your opportunity cost of attending a big basketball game this Sunday night?

• A)​A friend calls you up and offers you free tickets to a concert by one of your favorite bands on Sunday night.
• B)​Your employer offered you double your usual wage to work this Sunday night.
• C)​Late Friday afternoon, your physics professor makes a surprise announcement that there will be a major exam on Monday morning.
• D)​All of the above would likely raise the opportunity cost of attending the game.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Responses

Actions or reactions of an individual in response to external or internal stimuli.

Reinforcement Schedules

The strategy and timing used in operant conditioning to administer rewards or punishments to encourage or discourage a behavior.

Shaping Behavior

The process of guiding or directing behaviors by reinforcing successive approximations towards a desired response or action.

Methodological Approach

A systematic way of addressing a problem or question through specified procedures or techniques within research or analysis.