How Does Ageism Show Up in the Labor Force Against

question 14

Multiple Choice

How does ageism show up in the labor force against elderly workers?

• A) If they are paid higher salaries, older workers might be seen as too costly compared to workers who may be willing to work for less pay.
• B) Ageism typically favors elderly workers such that younger workers are discriminated against for their lack of experience.
• C) If they do not have the same competence and skill level, older workers are often fired due to low performance.
• D) By being denied promotion opportunities or being chosen for layoffs due to age, or by being blocked from new training in favor of younger workers.

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Definitions:

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, resulting in the new stimulus eliciting the conditioned response.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that involves creating associations between a naturally occurring stimulus and a previously neutral stimulus.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until it is paired with a unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.

Extinction

The gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.