DIY Building Supplies Has the Following Record of Paying Dividends

question 82

Multiple Choice

DIY Building Supplies has the following record of paying dividends What are the arithmetic and geometric average growth rates of DIY's dividend payments?

• A) 4.09%, 8.35%
• B) 3.09%, 3.08%
• C) 3.87%, 3.86%
• D) 4.55%, 4.49%

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, innate reaction to a stimulus that does not depend on prior learning or conditioning.

Negative Punishment

A behavioral strategy involving the removal of a desirable stimulus following an undesirable behavior to decrease the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.

Positive Punishment

A behavior modification technique that involves the addition of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior reoccurring.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behavior modification by which the likelihood of a behavioral response increases by the removal of an unpleasant stimulus.