It Is Likely That, If We Could Measure the Quality

question 420

Multiple Choice

It is likely that, if we could measure the quality as well as the quantity of education,

• A)the human-capital argument would become less compelling as a means of explaining wage differentials between white workers and black workers.
• B)the human-capital argument would become less compelling as a means of explaining wage differentials between male workers and female workers.
• C)wage differentials between white workers and black workers would be more puzzling than they are now.
• D)wage differentials between white workers and black workers would be more fully explained.

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Definitions:

Law of Effect

A psychological principle suggesting that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to be repeated, whereas behaviors followed by negative outcomes are less likely to be repeated.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the reinforcement of desired behaviors and the discontinuation of undesired ones.

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist known for his work in behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Law of Effect

A principle in psychology that states behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to be repeated, while those followed by negative outcomes are not.