Trend Technology Has Just Introduced a New Piece of Subliminal

question 202

Multiple Choice

Trend Technology has just introduced a new piece of subliminal software designed to give you a motivational boost. According to the text, if this product works at all, it is probably because

• A) of overstated claims by the manufacturer
• B) it biases what we perceive on a conscious level
• C) a demand characteristic
• D) of pure luck
• E) it actually influences your unconscious

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Definitions:

Tradable Emissions Permits

A market-based system that allows entities to buy or sell government-granted allotments of pollutants, promoting cost-effective pollution reduction.

Pollution Costs

entail the negative externalities or financial burdens on society resulting from environmental pollution.

Nondegradable Pollutants

Substances that do not break down naturally in the environment and can accumulate and cause harm over time.

Emissions Tax

A tax imposed on companies for the amount of greenhouse gases they emit into the atmosphere.