​Darryl Graduated with Honors from College

question 136

Multiple Choice

​Darryl graduated with honors from college. However, he obtained his outstanding grades by cheating on every final exam with help from his best friend; Darryl actually has the talent of a C student. Nevertheless, he gets a job with a top accounting firm in Boston. The fact that he is hired illustrates a failure of:

• A)efficiency wage theory.
• B)signaling and screening.
• C)marginal productivity theory.
• D)supply and demand theory.
• E)outsourcing and specialization.

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Definitions:

Semantic Encoding

The process of encoding sensory information into memory in a meaningful way, associating it with concepts and knowledge already in memory.

Acoustic Encoding

The process of converting auditory information into a memory or cognitive representation in the brain.

Sensory Encoding

The process by which sensory information is translated into signals that the brain can understand and process.

Visual Encoding

The process of converting visual images and scenes into a form that can be stored and recalled from memory.