Which of the Following Is a Form of Statistical Discrimination

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a form of statistical discrimination?

• A)Young people are charged higher automobile insurance rates due to the higher probability of an accident.
• B)Restaurants prefer to hire women than men as servers.
• C)Women prefer to see a female doctor than a male doctor.
• D)Women are more likely than men to pay too much money for a new automobile because salespeople bargain more with men than with women.
• E)Female physicians earn 20 percent less than male physicians,on average.

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Definitions:

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which a reward or punishment is not administered every time the desired response is performed.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases or disappears after the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Continuous Reinforcement

A learning process in operant conditioning where a behavior is reinforced every time it is exhibited, leading to quicker acquisition of the behavior.

Saccharin-Flavored Water

A solution used in experiments, typically involving taste preference or aversion, containing saccharin as an artificial sweetener.