Secondary Reinforcers

question 20

Multiple Choice

Secondary reinforcers:

• A) are intrinsically reinforcing due to their very nature
• B) come to control responding due to their association with other reinforcers
• C) are such things as water, food, avoidance of pain
• D) usually involve a form of latent learning

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Definitions:

Early Retirement

The act of leaving the workforce before the traditional retirement age, often with incentive packages offered by employers.

Labor Surplus

A situation where the number of available workers exceeds the number of available jobs, often leading to unemployment or underemployment.

Work Sharing

A program that allows employees to reduce working hours during economic downturns as an alternative to layoffs, with the aim of spreading a reduced amount of work over the same or a larger number of employees.

Hiring Freeze

A policy implemented by organizations to temporarily halt the recruitment of new employees.