An Example of an Externality, or Unintended Consequence, Might Be

question 30

True/False

An example of an externality, or unintended consequence, might be deforestation that results from a timber agreement between Canada and the United States.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the likelihood of a behavior is increased or decreased through reinforcement or punishment.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Exposure

A therapeutic technique where individuals confront their fears or anxieties in a controlled, gradual manner to decrease sensitivity and reactive behaviors over time.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual decrease and eventual elimination of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer provided.