If Arjan, age 29, and Vijay, age 53, were to lose their jobs, who would be more likely to remain unemployed longer? Explain
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Vijay would be likely to be out of work longer for a number of reasons: ageism, less ability to move due to family ties, and higher salary requirements due to children being in college.
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Although it has limits pertaining to the identification of giftedness and the identification of disabilities in minority groups, which of the following tests is a good choice when a quick measure is needed?
a. COGAT b. KAT c. Henmon-Nelson d. SAT
Rifé (1984) argued that stress increases the desire to affiliate only when
a. being with others has the potential to reduce the negative impact of the situation. b. the stress is embarrassing in nature. c. in collectivist cultures. d. with people who are experiencing the same type of stressful situation, but not with people who havesuccessfully overcome the same stressful situation.
Which of the following is considered an example of a person for whom someone's death is an unacknowledged loss?
a. Mother of a victim of the attack on the World Trade Centers b. Spouse of a person who committed suicide c. Sister of a person in a persistent vegetative state d. Former spouse of the deceased
Which of the following is involved in stimulus discrimination training?
a. when the discriminative stimulus is present the behavior is reinforced b. when the S-delta is present the behavior gets reinforced c. the discriminative stimulus controls the behavior d. all of these