Patents Turn New Ideas into

question 83

Multiple Choice

Patents turn new ideas into

• A)public goods,and increase the incentive to engage in research.
• B)public goods,but decrease the incentive to engage in research.
• C)private goods,and increase the incentive to engage in research.
• D)private goods,but decrease the incentive to engage in research.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any prior learning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without needing to be learned.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction or response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented alongside an unconditioned stimulus.