A Rat in a Skinner Box Learns That a Red

question 130

Multiple Choice

A rat in a Skinner Box learns that a red light comes on just before a shock is presented. What is a rat demonstrating if it learns to bar-press when the light comes on, in order to prevent a shock from happening?

• A)escape learning
• B)avoidance learning
• C)positive punishment
• D)positive reinforcement

Understand the role of the National War Labor Board during WWII in resolving labor disputes and legitimizing unions.

Evaluate the influence of major strikes (e.g., General Motors sit-down strike, Great Strike Wave of 1945-46) on unionization and labor-management relations.

Examine the evolution of labor-management relations from the late 1900s to the 21st century, including the impacts of concession bargaining and the decline of manufacturing.

Distinguish between different models of unionism (craft, industrial, general) and their transitions over time.

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Definitions:

Performance Goals

Objectives set to assess an individual's or organization's effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of work within a specified timeframe.

Ownership

The legal right or state of having control and possession over property, which can be material or intellectual.

Aspirations

Hopes or ambitions of achieving something.

Communicating

The process of exchanging information, ideas, or feelings between individuals through verbal or non-verbal means.