By providing rebates for the purchase of energy efficient appliances or vehicles, the government is using _____ to encourage conservation.
A)reinforcement
B)discriminative learning
C)cue learning
D)feedback

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Reinforcement is the use of rewards or punishments to encourage or discourage certain behaviors. In this case, providing rebates as a reward for conserving energy is a form of positive reinforcement. Discriminative learning refers to the process of learning to respond differently to different stimuli, cue learning involves developing associations between a particular cue and a certain outcome, and feedback refers to receiving information about the results of a behavior. While these concepts may be related to the government's efforts to encourage conservation, they don't quite capture the specific mechanism of providing rebates as a form of reinforcement.

By Providing Rebates for the Purchase of Energy Efficient Appliances