Facing the Recurring Dilemma of Cookie-Jar Depletion Within 24-Hours of Its

question 85

Multiple Choice

Facing the recurring dilemma of cookie-jar depletion within 24-hours of its being restocked,mom decides to do something to reduce this weekly tragedy of the commons.What strategy will be most effective in protecting the commons?

• A)Scold dad for eating too many and then ask him to scold the children.
• B)Give each family member just three cookies a day and keep the rest hidden.
• C)Stop buying cookies for a month to illustrate the personal consequences of destroying the commons.
• D)Call a family meeting and scold everyone all at once for eating too many cookies.

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Definitions:

Dieting

The practice of eating food in a regulated manner to achieve or maintain a controlled weight.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that instinctively elicits a response without any prerequisite learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A once-neutral trigger that, upon association with an unconditioned stimulus, in time provokes a conditioned response.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.