Recent Proposals from Developers and Resource Extractors Concerning Federal Land

question 34

Multiple Choice

Recent proposals from developers and resource extractors concerning federal land use include all of the following, except

• A)Sell public lands to corporations at less than market value.
• B)Increase federal funding for administration of regulations.
• C)Cut old-growth forests and replace with tree plantations.
• D)Open national parks and wilderness areas to oil drilling and mining.
• E)Allow private firms to build theme parks and concessions in national parks.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process through which a conditioned response is weakened by presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus, eventually leading to the response diminishing or disappearing.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, influencing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning that happens by linking an outside stimulus with one that naturally occurs.

Voluntary

Actions or decisions made by an individual that are done consciously and by choice, without external coercion.