The Owner of a Small Sporting Goods Store Wants to Avoid

question 38

Multiple Choice

The owner of a small sporting goods store wants to avoid hiring drug users. He checks with his attorney and finds that

• A) drug testing before hiring is legal.
• B) drug usage is considered a disability and is not grounds for rejection.
• C) no economical tests are available to check for drug usage.
• D) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 flatly prohibits drug testing for jobs in private businesses.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

Acquiring knowledge by watching the actions of others and the results of those actions.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process in which a behavior is encouraged or strengthened by a consequence that follows it.

Behavior

The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially towards others, shaped by learning, perception, and external stimuli.

Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory.