Economists Consider Environmental Pollution to Be A(n)

question 29

Multiple Choice

Economists consider environmental pollution to be a(n)

• A)externality.
• B)pure public good.
• C)allocatively efficient outcome.
• D)public interest outcome.

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Definitions:

DRO

A behavioral intervention technique known as Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior, where reinforcement is delivered for any behavior other than a target behavior.

Serial Position

The tendency to recall items from the beginning and end of a list better than those in the middle.

Positive Contrast

The phenomenon where the perceived quality or response to a stimulus increases when it is contrasted with a less preferable stimulus.

Negative Contrast

The phenomenon where an organism shows a reduced response to a less favorable or smaller reward after experiencing a more favorable or larger reward.