Data on the Salaries of Players in the Major Team

question 18

Multiple Choice

Data on the salaries of players in the major team sports shows that in recent years

• A)white players make less than players from ethnic minorities.
• B)there is no evidence of race-based salary discrimination.
• C)black players make less than white players.
• D)black players are paid more due to the guilt of white team owners.

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Definitions:

Reflexive Behaviour

Automatic, involuntary actions or responses to stimuli, that do not require conscious thought.

Operant Conditioning

The process of acquiring knowledge by which a behavior's level is modified using encouragement or deterrents.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually evoked by the first stimulus alone.

Herding Behaviour

A social phenomenon where individuals in a group act collectively without centralized direction, often observed in financial markets, social settings, or animal behavior.