One Reason the Price of Food Has Risen Worldwide Is

question 59

Multiple Choice

One reason the price of food has risen worldwide is

• A) the price of energy has increased.
• B) fertilizer prices never rose to keep up with market demand.
• C) less demand for food worldwide, thereby increasing prices.
• D) flat or diminishing demand for nitrogen, thereby increasing prices.
• E) Both A and C above are examples.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of rest and with no further conditioning, often observed in behavioral psychology.

Extinction

The diminishing of a conditioned response; occurs in classical conditioning when an unconditioned stimulus (US) does not follow a conditioned stimulus (CS); occurs in operant conditioning when a response is no longer reinforced.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that, through association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to elicit a response similar to the response to the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a specific stimulus as a result of conditioning.