In an Effort to Cope with Marital Tensions Faced by an Unequal

question 14

Multiple Choice

In an effort to cope with marital tensions faced by an unequal second shift, Nancy and Evan Holt, the couple described in your text, __________. Hochschild stresses, however, that developing strategies such as this do not-and cannot-change the underlying conditions from which the tensions stem.

• A) decided that it was best that Evan pick up a second part-time job
• B) determined that Nancy should quit her job and become a stay-at-home mother
• C) divided up the household chores between the two of them
• D) hired a part-time nanny

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Definitions:

Matching Law

A principle stating that in a situation with multiple options for reinforcement, the proportion of responses directed toward an option matches the proportion of reinforcers obtained from that option.

Ratio Schedules

In operant conditioning, schedules that deliver reinforcement after a certain number of responses have been made, either fixed or variable.

Interval Schedules

A type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule where the first response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed.

FR 30 Schedule

A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement where a specific behavior is rewarded after it has been performed a fixed number of times, in this case, 30 times.