Cold Start Emissions Reduction Is Being Discussed

question 1

Multiple Choice

Cold start emissions reduction is being discussed. Technician A says that a strategy to reduce them is to delay the PCM going into close loop mode. Technician B says that an applicable strategy is to retard ignition timing during engine warmup. Who is correct?

• A) Technician A
• B) Technician B
• C) Both A and B
• D) Neither A nor B

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Definitions:

External Locus

A belief system where individuals perceive their successes or failures as being influenced by external forces or events beyond their control.

Fatalistic Attitude

A mindset or belief that events are predetermined to happen and cannot be changed by the individual, leading to a sense of powerlessness.

Good Luck

A favorable or beneficial circumstance that happens by chance, often considered an element of success not attributable to one's actions.

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias where the perception of one positive quality in a person leads to the unjustified extension of positive evaluation to other qualities.