The Objective of Affirmative Action Is to Ensure the Hiring

question 35

True/False

The objective of affirmative action is to ensure the hiring of individuals from certain protected groups,while still permitting discrimination.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology where successive approximations of a target behavior are reinforced until the desired behavior is achieved.

Successive Approximations

A technique used in behaviorist psychology, involving the reinforcement of behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A method of behavior modification where the intensity of an action is influenced by positive or negative reinforcement.

Shaping

A method of positive reinforcement of behavior patterns in operant conditioning.