Which of the Following Did Barbara Ehrenreich Discover from Her

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following did Barbara Ehrenreich discover from her experiment?

• A)Low wage workers are treated well by employers and customers.
• B)Opportunities are the same regardless of social class.
• C)It is not possible to survive on minimum wage.
• D)It was not even possible to pay housing cost.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between two similar stimuli based on differences in their significance or meaning.

Stimulus Generalization

A psychological phenomenon where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli.

Successive Approximation

A method in behaviorism used to shape complex behaviors by rewarding behaviors that are progressively closer to the target behavior.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response.