Based on the Study of Sociologists Joe Feagin and Melvin

question 24

Essay

Based on the study of sociologists Joe Feagin and Melvin Sykes,why are whites less likely to hire African Americans?

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

is a learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.

Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly the concept of the conditioned reflex using dogs.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally triggers a reflexive or unlearned response.

Pavlov's Experiment

A set of psychological experiments conducted by Ivan Pavlov illustrating that dogs could be conditioned to salivate upon hearing a bell if the sound was repeatedly paired with the presentation of food.