The "Common Law of the Shop" Means That the Arbitrator

question 39

Multiple Choice

The "common law of the shop" means that the arbitrator:

• A) disregards the past practice and intent of the parties, relying entirely on the labor
• Agreement.
• B) is concerned with how the decision affects the parties to the labor agreement, even
• Though that decision might be different from another company having a different
• Labor agreement.
• C) relies on decisions obtained from other arbitrators and companies having different
• Labor agreements to establish principles common to the overall industrial
• Community.
• D) all of these
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Instrumental Learning

Learning based on the consequences of behavior, often described through the law of effect, where behaviors followed by favorable outcomes are more likely to recur.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior.

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of a behavior is adjusted by rewards or consequences.

Vicarious Learning

Learning that occurs by observing the actions and outcomes of others’ behavior, rather than through direct experience.