In 2008, a Man Was Charged with One Count of Illegally

question 409

Multiple Choice

In 2008, a man was charged with one count of illegally stocking wild animals, a civil offense. State investigators had accused him of bringing 31 wild hogs from Texas to Wisconsin to hunt on his private land, spawning a feral hog population that has caused thousands of dollars in crop damage to hundreds of farms in the region. The marginal external ________ of the man's movement of feral pigs is ________.

• A) costs; negative.
• B) benefits; positive
• C) costs; positive.
• D) benefits; negative

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Definitions:

Incentive Motivation

The idea that the level of motivation is affected by magnitude of reward: The greater the reward magnitude, the higher the motivation to obtain that reward.

Internal Arousal

The physiological and psychological state of being alert and engaged, often as a response to external stimuli or internal thoughts.

Hull's Model

A theoretical framework by Clark Hull that describes behavior as the result of internal drives, habits, and the outcomes of previous actions.

Associative Approach

A learning theory emphasizing the formation of associations between stimuli and responses.