Based on the Widening Income Gap Between "Personal-Service" Workers and "Symbolic

question 198

Multiple Choice

Based on the widening income gap between "personal-service" workers and "symbolic analysts,"

• A) America is likely to lose even more manufacturing jobs to China and India.
• B) labor productivity has fallen,which has caused employment to fall as well.
• C) workers who have more education and better problem-solving skills are likely to work in higher-paying jobs.
• D) the pay for personal-service workers is likely to rise.

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Definitions:

Repertoires

The range or collection of skills, abilities, or behaviors that an individual possesses or can perform.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments to influence behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Temperament

Refers to the inherent part of an individual's personality and character affecting their behavior and reactions.