One of the Goals of the U

question 4

Multiple Choice

One of the goals of the U.S.Department of Labor's strategic plan for 2011 to 2016 is to:

• A)produce timely and accurate data on the economic conditions of workers and their families.
• B)pay for medical expenses of everyone over age 65.
• C)investigate all disease outbreaks reported to local health agencies.
• D)decrease the number of small businesses in the United States.

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Definitions:

Diffusion Of Responsibility

The feeling among bystanders at an emergency that the responsibility for helping is shared by the group, making each person feel less compelled to act than if he or she alone bore the total responsibility.

Darley And Latané

Psychologists known for their research on the bystander effect, illustrating how individual responsibility is diluted in the presence of others.

Bystander Effect

A behavioral pattern observed in social psychology where people are less inclined to assist someone in need when there are others around.

Cognitive-Neoassociationistic Model

A theory proposing that cognition and emotions are linked in a network of associations, affecting how stimuli are processed and reactions are generated.