All of the Following Support the Conservative Claim That "Workfare

question 13

Multiple Choice

All of the following support the Conservative claim that "workfare works" except

• A) a 50 percent decline in welfare rolls since 1996.
• B) an increase in the labor force participation rate by female-headed households.
• C) rising income for the bottom 40 percent of households.
• D) an increase in the minimum wage.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon observed in behavioral psychology where a change in conditions leads to an opposite change in the individual's response rate, evident in both positive and negative reinforcements.

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of classical conditioning in which a stimulus is first made meaningful or significant through its association with another conditioned stimulus rather than with an unconditioned stimulus.

Sensitization

An increased reaction to a stimulus following repeated exposure to it, often leading to heightened sensitivity to related stimuli.

Habituation

The process by which an organism reduces its response to a repeated stimulus over time.