What Can the Federal Reserve Do to Reduce the Natural

question 50

Multiple Choice

What can the Federal Reserve do to reduce the natural rate of unemployment?

• A)nothing
• B)follow expansionary monetary policy that will increase inflation
• C)follow expansionary monetary policy that will reduce inflation
• D)follow contractionary monetary policy that will increase inflation

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Definitions:

Target Response

A desired behavior or outcome that is identified for reinforcement in order to increase its occurrence, often used in behavior modification techniques.

Reinforcement

Reinforcement is a principle in behavioral psychology where the likelihood of a behavior is increased by following it with a positive stimulus or removing a negative one.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked not only by the conditioned stimulus but also by stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus.

Gradual Acquisition

The slow and incremental process of obtaining or developing skills, knowledge, or abilities over time.