The timing of rewards and punishments has a large impact on decisions for immediate self-interest versus long-term group benefit. Describe what is meant by moving future negative consequences into the present,

and also adding immediate punishments for undesirable behaviors. Provide an example of each.

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: Moving future negative consequences to the present involves paying for current use or misuse of resources immediately, rather than in the future. Adding immediate punishments for undesirable behavior involves paying for this behavior immediately (rather than in the future), such as by paying daily for car pollution at the individual level.

Psychology

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Which of the following is NOT true of action potentials?

a. They are generated according to an all-or-none principle. b. They all travel at the same speed. c. They are electrical charges that shoot down the axon. d. They are initiated when the axon is depolarized sufficiently. e. They are followed by a refractory period.

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