A Manager Is Trying to Estimate the Appropriate Learning Curve

question 12

Multiple Choice

A manager is trying to estimate the appropriate learning curve for a certain job. The manager notes that the first four units had a total time of 30 minutes. Which learning curve would yield approximately this result if the first unit took 10 minutes?

• A) .70
• B) .75
• C) .80
• D) .85
• E) .90

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Definitions:

Forgetting

Forgetting is the process through which information is lost from memory over time, which can occur due to various reasons such as failure to retrieve, interference, or decay of memory traces.

Fades With Time

The process of something becoming less intense, visible, or relevant as time passes.

Source Misattribution

The inability to distinguish an actual memory of an event from information you learned about the event elsewhere.

Actual Memory

The true and accurate recollection of past events, as opposed to reconstructed or imagined memories.