Jonah Is Playing on His Tablet One Evening, When His

question 19

Multiple Choice

Jonah is playing on his tablet one evening, when his father asks him to finish up and get ready to take a bath. Jonah nods but completely ignores the request. After a few minutes his father repeats the request with a slightly sterner voice. Jonah says, "Okay, let me just finish this game." Ten minute later, when Jonah has clearly played several more games, his father repeats the request but with a very firm voice. Jonah, knowing that his father is getting angry, puts down the tablet and goes to take a bath. Jonah's different responding to different "voices" from his father illustrates _____.

• A)acquisition
• B)inhibition
• C)discrimination
• D)generalization

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Definitions:

Workplace Discrimination

Unfair treatment of employees or job applicants based on race, gender, age, religion, disability, or other protected characteristics rather than merit or performance.

Hiring Practices

The methods and procedures employed by organizations in recruiting and selecting employees.

Proportion

A relationship between two quantities indicating how many times the first number contains the second.

Multiple Choice

A type of question or problem that presents several possible answers, with only one being correct.