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Sally and Dan, Employees at FLT Inc

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Sally and Dan, employees at FLT Inc., have applied for a management position at the company. Sally has better qualifications and is more experienced than Dan. However, Dan is selected for the position instead of Sally due to the selection committee's biased attitude toward women. This scenario illustrates the concept of _____.


Definitions:

Reinforcement

In operant conditioning, a consequence applied to increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring again.

Punishment

A consequence imposed on an individual for a perceived wrongdoing, intended to correct or deter undesirable behavior.

Social Learning Theorists

Scholars who study and explain how individuals learn behaviors, attitudes, and expectations by observing and modeling others in society.

Modeling

A process of learning behaviors by observing and imitating others.

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