An Understanding of the Best Ways to Produce Goods and Services

question 174

Multiple Choice

An understanding of the best ways to produce goods and services is called

• A)human capital.
• B)physical capital.
• C)technology.
• D)productivity.

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Definitions:

Operant Response Rates

The frequency at which an organism performs a behavior in response to a given operant conditioning scenario.

Operant Conditioning

An instructional process that modifies the vigor of behaviors by means of rewards or sanctions.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied to an organism's environment that increases the likelihood of a preceding response being repeated in the future.

Conditioned Taste Aversion

Conditioned taste aversion occurs when an individual associates the taste of a particular food or drink with an unpleasant symptom, leading to a lasting aversion to that item.