Profit-Maximizing, Competitive Firms Will Not Discriminate in the Hiring of Workers

question 5

True/False

Profit-maximizing, competitive firms will not discriminate in the hiring of workers unless consumers exercise a preference for discrimination in product markets or governments mandate discrimination.

Understand the principles of Skinner's radical behaviorism theory.

Analyze individual success and behavior through the lens of Skinner's theory.

Compare and contrast Skinner's theory with other psychological theories.

Understand the concept of reinforcement and its types in Skinner's theory.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.