In General, Employers May Not Use Standardized Aptitude Tests for Employees

question 418

True/False

In general, employers may not use standardized aptitude tests for employees because they are discriminatory.

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Definitions:

Delayed Reinforcers

Rewards that do not immediately follow a behavior but occur after some time, still affecting the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.

Variable-Interval Schedules

A reinforcement schedule in experiments where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, used to study learning and behavior.

Primary Reinforcers

Innate reinforcing qualities like food, drink, and pleasure that fulfill basic biological needs and do not depend on learning to be effective.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of rest or no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.