The Learning Curve in the Steel Industry and the Learning

question 39

True/False

The learning curve in the steel industry and the learning curve in heart surgery have both been estimated at 79 percent.

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Definitions:

Child-Directed Speech

A simplified, exaggerated form of language adults use when talking to very young children, characterized by higher pitches, slower pace, and simpler vocabulary.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, an American psychologist best known for his work in behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Vocabularies

The collections of words that a person knows and uses in their speech and writing.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus or event that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated.