Wage Differentials Between Individuals May Be Partly Explained By

question 104

Multiple Choice

Wage differentials between individuals may be partly explained by:

• A) differences in education.
• B) differences in productivity.
• C) discrimination.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral psychology concept involving the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a desired response.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.