If Sarah Has a Cold and Takes Advil, and Her

question 21

Multiple Choice

If Sarah has a cold and takes Advil, and her cold goes away, increasing the likelihood she will take Advil if she has another cold, the removal of the unpleasant stimulus (the cold) is an example of ________.

• A) the central route to persuasion
• B) copy testing
• C) positive reinforcement
• D) the peripheral route to persuasion
• E) negative reinforcement

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Definitions:

Common Law

A legal system based on custom, court rulings, and past incidents rather than written laws.

Case Law

Law established by previous court decisions and based on precedent rather than statutes or regulations; integral to common law legal systems.

Employment-at-will

A legal doctrine that means an employer has the right to terminate an employee at any time for any reason, except an illegal one, and the employee is likewise free to quit, strike, or otherwise cease work.

Terminate

To bring something to an end; in employment, it refers to the act of ending the employment relationship between an employer and employee.