City Planners Decide to Institute a Program Whereby They Will

question 93

Multiple Choice

City planners decide to institute a program whereby they will occasionally reward random bus riders with $100 gift certificates to the local grocery store.They are attempting to decrease pollution from individual cars by

• A) intermittently reinforcing desirable alternative modes of transportation.
• B) continuously reinforcing pro-environmental attitudes.
• C) moving negative consequences into the present.
• D) immediately punishing undesirable behavior.

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Definitions:

Wage

The fixed regular payment earned for work or services, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis.

Profit Maximizing

Refers to the process by which a firm adjusts its production to achieve the highest possible profit based on given market conditions and cost structures.

Employment

The condition of having paid work, or the total number of people who are currently employed or actively looking for work.

Variable Input

Inputs or resources whose quantity can be changed in the short term to adjust the level of production, such as labor or raw materials.