If It Took 1000 Hours to Produce the First Unit

question 53

Multiple Choice

If it took 1000 hours to produce the first unit of a product,and the learning curve is 70%,how long will it take to produce units 26 through 50?

• A)12,307 hours
• B)8,404 hours
• C)134 hours
• D)3,903 hours
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcement

Increasing behaviors by presenting positive reinforcers. A positive reinforcer is any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in the environment that increases the likelihood of a particular response being emitted due to its association with a reinforcement.

Operant Response

Is a behavior or action that is a consequence of the operant conditioning process, wherein behaviors are modified through reinforcement or punishment.

Reinforced

In psychology, refers to the process of strengthening a behavior by providing a reward or removing an adverse stimulus after the behavior occurs.