A Lighthouse Is Typically Considered to Be a Public Good

question 90

Multiple Choice

A lighthouse is typically considered to be a public good because

• A)the owner of the lighthouse is able to exclude beneficiaries from enjoying the lighthouse.
• B)there is rarely another lighthouse nearby to provide competition.
• C)a nearby port authority cannot avoid paying fees to the lighthouse owner.
• D)all passing ships are able to enjoy the benefits of the lighthouse without paying.

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Definitions:

Conditioning

A process of behavior modification by which a subject comes to associate a desired behavior with a previously unrelated stimulus.

Effortful Processing

A form of memory encoding that necessitates focus and deliberate effort, unlike automatic processing.

Encoding

Encoding is the initial process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory, involving the transformation of sensory input into a meaningful memory.

Implicit Memory

This is a type of long-term memory that enables people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.