If an Institution Wanted to Retain First-Generation and Minority Students

question 32

Multiple Choice

If an institution wanted to retain first-generation and minority students, which of the following would be least beneficial?

• A) The institution should facilitate interactions between students and faculty; for instance, assign each student a faculty mentor.
• B) The institution should create a support network to help develop study skills for students.
• C) The institution should encourage participation in campus events, possibly even requiring participation in the students' first year on campus.
• D) The institution should treat first-generation and minority students exactly the same as other students on campus in order to not alienate them and make them feel different.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that naturally produces a response until the neutral stimulus alone produces the same response.

Operant Conditioning

A behavioral modification method in which the level of an action is shaped by giving incentives or imposing deterrents.

Particular Consequence

Specific outcomes or results that follow from a particular action, decision, or event, with implications for those involved.

Reinforcement Theory

A theory that posits behavior is motivated by its consequences, with reinforcement used to either increase desired behaviors or decrease unwanted ones.