Government Solutions to Externality Problems Include

question 208

Multiple Choice

Government solutions to externality problems include:

• A) taxing the consumption of goods that cause externalities.
• B) subsidies.
• C) allowing firms to trade the rights to create pollutants.
• D) All of the answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that become reinforcing through their association with primary reinforcers, not inherently rewarding but learned to be so.

Fixed Interval Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where the first response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed.

Reinforcement Given

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus or reward that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Variable Time Interval

A scheduling method in operant conditioning where reinforcements are given after varying time intervals.