Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 106

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Fact 5.3.1
Only 1 percent of the world supply of water is fit for human consumption.Some places have more water than they can use;some could use much more than they have.The 1 percent available would be sufficient if only it were in the right place.
-Refer to Fact 5.3.1.If there were a global market in water like there is in oil,

• A)the supply of water would decrease.
• B)less water would be made available to countries that experience drought.
• C)supply and demand would determine the price of water and those who are willing to pay the equilibrium price would get the water.
• D)the demand for water would increase.
• E)countries with a shortage of water would pay an exorbitant price for water.

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Definitions:

Contingency Management

A type of behavioral therapy where certain behaviors are reinforced by providing or withholding rewards.

Primary Reinforcer

A naturally reinforcing stimulus, such as food or water, that satisfies a basic biological need without prior learning.

Variable-interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in which the first response is rewarded after a variable amount of time has passed.

Token Economies

A behavioral modification system used in various settings where individuals earn tokens for exhibiting desired behaviors, which can later be exchanged for rewards.