In the Taste for Discrimination Model, the Perceived Cost for a Prejudiced

question 188

Multiple Choice

In the taste for discrimination model, the perceived cost for a prejudiced white employer for hiring an African-American worker is

• A) the ratio of the wages of African-American workers to white workers.
• B) the ratio of the wages of white workers to African-American workers.
• C) the wages of African-American workers plus the monetary value of the disutility from hiring an African-American worker.
• D) the wages of a white worker plus the monetary value of the disutility from hiring an African-American worker.

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Definitions:

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves the memory of how to perform different actions and skills, essentially the memory of motor skills.

Maintenance Rehearsal

A process in cognitive psychology that involves repeatedly verbalizing or thinking about a piece of information to be remembered, thereby keeping it in short-term memory for longer periods.

Priming

A technique in psychology used to train a person's memory in both positive and negative ways, influencing their responses and perceptions.

Decay Theory

A theory suggesting that memory fades due to the mere passage of time unless it is actively reviewed.