The Truth About Unions Today Is That They

question 86

Multiple Choice

The truth about unions today is that they

• A) are not nearly as prominent and thus not as powerful as they were in the 1950s.
• B) are more powerful today than they were in the 1950s.
• C) are used less today because they have proved to be ineffective.
• D) have grown in size, giving them more money to pay their employees, but they have not increased their effectiveness in helping their members.
• E) will remain a powerful force in particular industries, regardless of their loss of prominence.

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Definitions:

Ratio Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.

Partial Reinforcement Effect

The tendency for a response that is reinforced after some, but not all, correct responses to be very resistant to extinction.

Continuous Reinforcement

A method of learning in which a behavior is reinforced each time it is performed, leading to faster acquisition of the behavior.

Continuous Reinforcement

A reinforcement schedule in which every occurrence of the instrumental response (desired response) is followed by the reinforcer.