Which of the Following Is an Example of a Negative

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a negative externality?

• A) power plants producing pollution as a side effect of energy production
• B) Apple selling computers to Chinese consumers
• C) the Fed buying assets to try to encourage the American economy out of a recession
• D) investing in schools so that citizens are more productive
• E) balancing the budget every year

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Responses

Natural, unlearned reactions to an unconditioned stimulus, such as reflexes or instinctual actions.

Learning

The acquisition of knowledge, skills, behaviors, or attitudes through experience, study, or teaching, leading to a permanent change in behavior or understanding.

Introspection

The examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings, often used in the context of psychology to analyze individual mental and emotional processes.

Associative Learning

Learning that certain events occur together. The events may be two stimuli (as in classical conditioning) or a response and its consequence (as in operant conditioning).