Unions Are Beginning to Use Their Power as Pension Fund

question 31

Multiple Choice

Unions are beginning to use their power as pension fund investors to support the labor movement by doing all of the following except:

• A) Submitting shareholder proposals to limit executive compensation
• B) Investing in companies that support workers or are unionized
• C) Submitting shareholder proposals to ensure the independence of outside board members
• D) Investing in companies overseas to protest the actions of U.S. companies

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Definitions:

Conditioned Fear

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an aversive stimulus.

Santa Claus

A mythical figure associated with the celebration of Christmas, known for delivering gifts to children around the world.

Classical Conditioning

The method by which repeated association of two stimuli results in a response that was initially elicited by the second stimulus being elicited by the first stimulus over time.

Neutral Stimulus

An initially neutral stimulus that doesn't trigger a specific reaction besides drawing attention, until it becomes linked with an unconditioned stimulus.