A Potential Explanation for Wage Differences Between Men and Women

question 43

Multiple Choice

A potential explanation for wage differences between men and women is that most employers have a preference from the workers. if that explanation is correct which of the following would not be true?

• A)Women will self select into firms that don't discriminate
• B)the marginal product of female labor would rise
• C)As female labor force participation increased the gap between wages would increase
• D)Firms are maximizing profits

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Definitions:

Higher-order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned response without directly conditioning the second stimulus to the unconditioned stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reemergence of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Discrimination

Stimulus Discrimination is the ability to differentiate between one stimulus and another, especially in the context of learning and behavior.

Spontaneous Recovery

The phenomenon where a learned behavior resurfaces after a period of non-exposure to the associated stimulus, demonstrating the persistence of memory over time.