A Reason That Does NOT Explain Why Average Workers in the United

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Multiple Choice

A reason that does NOT explain why average workers in the United States today produce more than their counterparts did a century ago is that the modern worker:

• A) is better educated.
• B) has more physical capital to work with.
• C) has better technology to work with.
• D) works longer hours.

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Definitions:

Delusional Statements

Assertions that are firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality.

Control Group

In experiments, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure the effects of that treatment.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Token Economies

is a behavior modification technique where tokens are given as a reward for desirable behaviors, which can be exchanged for privileges or items.