What Must a Government Know for the Infant Industry Argument

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Essay

What must a government know for the infant industry argument to be a valid reason for imposing tariffs?

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A behavioral training method where two stimuli are consistently combined; a reaction, at first elicited by the second stimulus, is later elicited by the sole first stimulus.

Acquisition

The process of obtaining ownership or control of something, often through purchase.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning wherein two stimuli are continually coupled; over time, the reaction initially incited by the second stimulus comes to be incited by the first stimulus alone.