Wage Differentials May Result from All the Following Except

question 42

Multiple Choice

Wage differentials may result from all the following except:

• A) differences in the nonmonetary aspects of various occupations.
• B) differences in the education and skills of workers.
• C) geographic and sociological immobilities of workers.
• D) the tendency of qualified workers to move from lower pay jobs to higher pay jobs.

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Definitions:

Operant Behavior

A behavioral concept that involves an organism's actions being influenced by the consequences that follow, as described in operant conditioning.

Reinforcement

In behaviorist psychology, it refers to any stimulus that strengthens or increases the probability of a specific response or behavior by delivering a reward or removing an unpleasant stimulus.

Variable-Ratio Schedule

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule where responses are rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.

Piece-Rate Pay

A compensation system where workers are paid a fixed rate for each unit of production completed, motivating higher productivity.