Refer to the Information Provided

question 195

Multiple Choice

Refer to the information provided.Which of the following statements would weaken Billy's case against his employer?

• A)the other employees have high-school certificates and Billy does not
• B)Billy only works part-time and as a result has fewer hours of experience, even though he has been with the business longer
• C)Billy complains of lower back problems and as a result frequently gets the easy job of holding the doors open while the movers carry the piano into the customer's house
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Schedule

A rule or plan that outlines how often a behavior will be reinforced, crucial in the field of behavioral psychology to shape or modify behaviors.

Dress Factory

A manufacturing facility where dresses are produced in large quantities.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response is more likely to be reinforced, and in the absence of which a response is not reinforced.

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus whose removal following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.