A Union May Attempt to Obtain Stricter Certification Requirements or Longer

question 12

Multiple Choice

A union may attempt to obtain stricter certification requirements or longer apprenticeships. These changes would raise workers' wages because they:

• A) create unnecessary unemployment.
• B) shift in labor supply curve leftward.
• C) decrease the marginal product of labor.
• D) reduce management's use of featherbedding.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

An event or circumstance that automatically triggers a naturally occurring response without any prior learning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a specific stimulus as a result of conditioning.

Trace Conditioning

A form of conditioning in which the conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (UCS) are presented separately with a time gap in between, requiring the organism to maintain a memory of the CS to elicit a response.

Delayed Conditioning

A classical conditioning paradigm where the conditioned stimulus is presented and continues until the unconditioned stimulus begins, resulting in learning the association between the two stimuli over time.