Which of the Following Statements Is True About Unemployment Compensation

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about unemployment compensation programs?

• A)It is a quasi-social private insurance.
• B)Private insurers are willing to provide this type of insurance.
• C)Unlike workers' compensation, this law does not transfer any financial element of a risk faced by the employee to the employer.
• D)Like workers' compensation, the firm's risk manager has a choice with regard to how the risk is handled.
• E)Neither private insurance nor self-insurance is permitted for these programs.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcers

Innate or biologically based stimuli, such as food and water, that satisfy basic survival needs and are inherently rewarding.

Primary Reinforcers

Innately satisfying stimuli that fulfill basic survival needs, such as food and water, and are therefore naturally effective in reinforcing behaviors.

Negative Reinforcement

Increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing aversive stimuli. A negative reinforcer is any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens the response. (Note: Negative reinforcement is not punishment.)

Punishment

An event that tends to decrease the behavior that it follows.