What Sort of Measure of Poverty Are We Using When

question 73

Multiple Choice

What sort of measure of poverty are we using when we compare the salaries of the lowest-paid members of a corporation with the salary of the CEO?

• A) relative deprivation
• B) cultural poverty
• C) absolute deprivation
• D) horizontal poverty

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Definitions:

Tertiary Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement that uses a stimulus indirectly linked to a primary or secondary reinforcer to modify behavior, such as money or tokens.

Conditional Reinforcement

The process by which stimuli that are associated with a primary reinforcer also become reinforcers themselves, often through classical conditioning.

Postreinforcement Pause

A pause in responding that commonly occurs after the delivery of a reinforcer under certain schedules of reinforcement, such as a fixed ratio schedule.

FR-5 Schedule

A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after five instances of the behavior.