Table 24-10 The Table Below Shows the Prices of Baseballs and Baseball

question 502

Multiple Choice

Table 24-10
The table below shows the prices of baseballs and baseball bats for three years. Assume the typical consumer's basket consists of 6 baseballs and 2 baseball bats.
-Refer to Table 24-10. If 2008 is the base year, then the consumer price index was

• A)100.00 in 2008, 110.03 in 2009, and 117.43 in 2010.
• B)100.00 in 2008, 110.03 in 2009, and 129.20 in 2010.
• C)100.00 in 2008, 117.00 in 2009, and 132.50 in 2010.
• D)169.50 in 2008, 186.50 in 2009, and 219.00 in 2010.

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Definitions:

CR

In classical conditioning, it stands for Conditioned Response, which is the learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears.

Omission Training

A behavior modification technique that involves removing a positive stimulus to decrease a behavior's frequency.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.