With Corporations in the Process of Downsizing Their Employee Base

question 51

True/False

With corporations in the process of downsizing their employee base, while at the same time frequently merging with other companies, C. Wright Mills would refer to the resulting unemployment as "private troubles" of the individuals involved rather than a "public issue."

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Definitions:

Sensitization

An increased response to a stimulus following repeated exposures to it.

Habituation

A psychological process where there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it.

Higher-order Conditioning

A process where a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, causing the new stimulus to also elicit the conditioned response.

Modeling

A process in social learning theory where individuals learn behaviors, attitudes, or emotional reactions through observing others.