Suppose the Base Year of the CPI Is 2010, and the CPI

question 28

Multiple Choice

Suppose the base year of the CPI is 2010, and the CPI calculated for 2012 was 102. What is the correct interpretation of this number?

• A) Average prices in the economy have increased by 102 % since 2010.
• B) Average prices in the economy have increased by 1.9 % since 2010.
• C) The cost of living for a typical consumer is 2 % higher than it was in 2010.
• D) The average goods of all consumers has risen an average of 2 % from 2010 to 2012.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a learned response after its apparent extinction.

Negative Punishment

A behavior modification technique where a desirable stimulus is removed following an unwanted behavior, with the aim of decreasing that behavior.

Positive Punishment

Adding an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.