When There Few Close Substitutes Available for a Good, Demand

question 111

Multiple Choice

When there few close substitutes available for a good, demand tends to be

• A)perfectly inelastic.
• B)perfectly elastic.
• C)relatively inelastic.
• D)relatively elastic.

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Definitions:

Continuous Reinforcement

A learning schedule in which every correct response is followed by a reward, facilitating rapid acquisition of a new behavior.

Ratio Reinforcement

A type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule in which a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.

Interval Reinforcement

A type of operant conditioning scheduling wherein rewards are given to an organism at variable time intervals to encourage behavior.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which a behavior is reinforced only some of the time, making the behavior more resistant to extinction.