The Government Corrects for Externalities in All of the Following

question 45

Multiple Choice

The government corrects for externalities in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• A) taxes.
• B) regulation.
• C) lobbying.
• D) subsidies.

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Definitions:

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus used in behavioral psychology for studying and conditioning animal behavior through reinforcement and punishment.

Lever Pressing

Lever pressing is a behavior often studied in laboratory animals, where pressing a lever results in a reward or outcome, used in research on learning and conditioning.

Food Pellets

Small, compressed units of food often used in animal feeding and experimental research owing to their uniformity in size and composition.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus strengthens a behavior or increases its likelihood of being repeated.