-Refer to the Graph Above to Answer This Question

question 19

Multiple Choice

-Refer to the graph above to answer this question.If a per unit tax equal to the external costs was imposed on the sellers of this product,what would be the amount of the tax?

• A)ab.
• B)bc.
• C)bd.
• D)cd.

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Definitions:

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where a response is only sometimes reinforced, known to significantly increase the rate of response and resistance to extinction.

Continuous Reinforcement

A form of learning in which a behavior is reinforced every time it occurs, leading to rapid acquisition of the behavior.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response, typically because the reinforcement is withheld.

Social Learning Theory

A theory that suggests individuals learn behaviors, attitudes, and emotions through observing others, rather than through direct experience alone.