A Factor That Has Been Associated with the Increase in Income

question 80

Multiple Choice

A factor that has been associated with the increase in income inequality in the United States is:

• A)the growth in technology.
• B)the reduction in the percentage of the population over the age of 65.
• C)the smaller gap between the wages of skilled and unskilled workers.
• D)affirmative action programs.

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Definitions:

Continuous Reinforcement

A learning schedule in which every correct response is followed by a reward, thus reinforcing the behavior consistently.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where only some responses are reinforced, leading to greater resistance to extinction.

Fixed-Interval Reinforcement

A schedule of reinforcement where the first response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed, creating a patterned response rate.

Reinforcement Schedule

A rule or plan that dictates how frequently a behavior is reinforced.