Emissions Trading Scheme Is

question 30

Multiple Choice

Emissions trading scheme is:

• A) a scheme involving trading in emissions (tonnes).
• B) the scheme adopted by Barack Obama.
• C) a part of game theory looking at interactions of the polluters and consumers.
• D) a government scheme requiring emitters to buy emissions permits.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of conditioning whereby successive approximations toward a desired behavior are reinforced, gradually leading to the acquisition of the target behavior.

Primary Reinforcers

Primary reinforcers refer to stimuli that satisfy basic survival needs and do not require learning to become pleasurable or desirable, such as food, water, and warmth.

Aversive Stimuli

Unpleasant or noxious stimuli used in behavioral conditioning to elicit a negative response, teaching the subject to avoid the stimuli.

Reinforcement Schedule

A plan or rule that determines how often a behavior is reinforced in operant conditioning.