NEPA Requires That the EIS Contain

question 66

Multiple Choice

NEPA requires that the EIS contain:

• A) an analysis of the relationship between local short-term uses of the environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity.
• B) reversible and retrievable commitments of resources involved.
• C) only a brief outline of the adverse environmental effects of a proposed action.
• D) All of these.

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Definitions:

Publicly Observable

Events or actions that are open to being seen or noticed by the general public or by a specific audience.

Group Mind

McDougall’s idea that people adopt a qualitatively different mode of thinking when in a group.

Social Cognition

How people process, store, and apply information about others and social situations, influencing their perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors.

Cognitive Miser

A term from social psychology that describes individuals' tendency to conserve mental energy by simplifying complex information through heuristics.