According to Sociologists, What Does the Rational-Choice Perspective of Markets

question 49

Multiple Choice

According to sociologists, what does the rational-choice perspective of markets overlook?

• A) concerns and considerations about social forces
• B) concerns and considerations about constrained behavior
• C) knowledge of market exchanges
• D) knowledge of exchanges between people who know each other

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

Adding an undesirable stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior occurring again.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where behavior is modified through reinforcement or punishment.

Classical Conditioning

A method of acquiring knowledge through the linkage between an external stimulus and an innate stimulus, which yields a reactive behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

A method in behavior modification that involves rewarding a desired behavior, thereby increasing the likelihood that the behavior will happen again.