Which of the Following Statements Is Not Correct

question 160

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not correct?

• A)Two key elements of welfare reform are work requirements and limiting the time that recipients can receive benefits.
• B)The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is very similar to a negative income tax.
• C)Minimum wage laws will likely increase unemployment.
• D)The elderly are more likely to be poor than single mothers.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In the study of psychology, this term describes the slow reduction and final elimination of a conditioned response due to the absence of pairing between the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that have not been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

A training method where two signals are consistently associated with each other; a reaction initially triggered by the second signal ultimately becomes triggered by just the first signal alone.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.