By Most Recent Accounts, What Is the Most Important Issue

question 2

Multiple Choice

By most recent accounts, what is the most important issue facing U.S. higher education today?

• A) discontinuation of Pell Grant program
• B) retirements by baby boomer faculty
• C) reduced access to college among low-income students
• D) declining quality of educational programs

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning in which the force of a behavior is shaped by the use of rewards or sanctions.

Ethology

Emphasizes the evolutionary basis of behavior and its adaptive value in ensuring survival of a species.

Reinforcement

In psychology, the process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering rewards or consequences.

Hostile Conflict

Disputes characterized by anger, resentment, and aggression, which can be damaging to relationships.