The Long-Run Supply Curve for a Competitive Industry

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Multiple Choice

The long-run supply curve for a competitive industry

• A)may be horizontal if entry into the industry lowers average total cost.
• B)may be upward-sloping if higher-cost firms enter the industry.
• C)will be horizontal if there is free entry into the industry.
• D)will be upward-sloping if there are barriers to entry into the industry.

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Identify the significance of D.W. Griffith's films in the development of early cinema.

Recognize the contributions of directors and their controversial works to the history of filmmaking.

Analyze the interconnectedness of film genres and thematic concerns in early cinema.

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Definitions:

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A learning process in which the consequences of an action determine the likelihood of it being repeated.

Shaping

A method in operant conditioning by which behaviors are gradually trained or shaped by rewarding approximations of the desired behavior.

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