(Consider This) Which of the Following Must Occur for Wind

question 28

Multiple Choice

(Consider This) Which of the following must occur for wind and solar power to displace coal and gas?

• A) Wind and solar producers must reduce the marginal cost of energy storage to below the marginal cost of using coal and gas.
• B) Government must continue to subsidize wind and solar power and heavily tax energy generated using coal and gas.
• C) Wind and solar producers must improve the ability of turbines and solar panels to generate power.
• D) Government must require that all wind and solar power plants be located in windy and sunny places, respectively.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, it refers to any stimulus which strengthens or increases the probability of a specific response.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus whose removal or avoidance after a response strengthens that response or makes it more likely to happen again.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response in classical conditioning.