I Have Decided to Use My Credit Card to Purchase

question 41

Multiple Choice

I have decided to use my credit card to purchase a new television.What is the immediate consequence of this purchase?

• A) There would be a decrease in M1 and an increase in M2.
• B) There would be an increase in M1 and an increase in M2.
• C) There would be no changes to M1 or M2.
• D) There would be a decrease in M1 and a decrease in M2.
• E) There would be an increase in M1 and a decrease in M2.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Techniques

Methods used in behaviorism to increase or decrease the likelihood of a specific behavior by adding or removing stimuli following the behavior.

B F Skinner

A psychologist and behaviorist known for his work on operant conditioning, emphasizing the role of reinforcement and punishment.

Unconscious Mind

Part of the mind that is not immediately accessible to conscious awareness, containing thoughts, memories, and desires that lie outside personal consciousness.

Sigmund Freud

A neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychological pathology by means of dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.