When the Government Wants to Give an Exclusive Right to One

question 257

Multiple Choice

When the government wants to give an exclusive right to one firm to produce a product, it

• A)imposes a tariff on imports of the product.
• B)imposes a quota on imports of the product.
• C)grants a patent or copyright to an individual or firm.
• D)uses antitrust laws to keep other firms from entering the market.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An educational procedure involving the repeated pairing of two stimuli, resulting in a reaction initially caused by the second stimulus being provoked by only the first stimulus over time.

Observational Learning

The process of acquiring knowledge, behaviors, or skills by watching and imitating the actions of others, without direct instruction or personal experience.

Instrumental Learning

Instrumental Learning, also known as Operant Conditioning, is a learning process wherein behavior is modified through reinforcement or punishment.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.