A Common Argument for the Use of Tariffs When the Objective

question 17

Multiple Choice

A common argument for the use of tariffs when the objective is to maximize a country's national income would be to

• A)subject infant industries to the discipline of the market.
• B)improve the country's terms of trade.
• C)increase the prices of domestic exports.
• D)prevent learning- by- doing by potential trade partners.
• E)enjoy the advantages of diversification.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response in classical conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

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

Extinction

The weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response; in classical conditioning, it occurs when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus; in operant conditioning, it occurs when a response is no longer followed by a reinforcer.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.