Which Is a Valid Counterargument to the Call for Higher

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which is a valid counterargument to the call for higher tariffs to save Canadian jobs?

• A)the need to protect Canadian workers from the dumping of foreign products
• B)strategic trade policy calls for equal treatment of all trading nations so that they will have the same competitive conditions
• C)Canadian firms and workers must be protected from the ruinous competition of nations where wages for workers are low
• D)imports may eliminate some Canadians jobs, but they create others, so they may have little or no effect on employment

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Definitions:

Punished

The act of imposing a penalty or negative consequence on someone or something as a result of their behavior or actions.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which behavior is shaped and maintained by consequences, including rewards and punishments.

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning refers to the learning mechanism where a response initially triggered by a second stimulus becomes triggered by the first stimulus after the two stimuli have been paired together repeatedly.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, an American psychologist known for his influential work in behaviorism and for developing the theory of operant conditioning.