Which of the Following Caused Resentment Among White Working-Class Men

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following caused resentment among white working-class men during the recession of the 1970s?

• A) Affirmative action programs that reduced the number of white men hired and increased the number of minorities and women hired
• B) Federal funding of job-training programs for African Americans but not for whites
• C) Attempts within major industries to equalize the wages of males and females by giving female employees substantially higher raises than male employees
• D) The dramatic decline in African American unemployment and the corresponding increase in white unemployment

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Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral stimulus that becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response after repeated pairings.

Conditioned Response

a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Noise

Unwanted or disturbing sound that interferes with or diminishes clarity of auditory signals.

Eye Blink

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