Parents Are Interested in Getting Their Son to Play Piano

question 498

Multiple Choice

Parents are interested in getting their son to play piano. In order to do this, they decide to reinforce him by paying him $1.00 for every hour that he practices. Shortly after this, the son decides that he also wants to learn how to play guitar and, since his parents are still paying him, he continues practicing both instruments. After a couple of months, the parents decide that the important thing is that their son is involved in music and so they quit paying him to practice the piano, whereupon the son gradually quits playing the piano and continues playing the guitar. The weakening and disappearance of the son's piano-playing behaviour would best be considered as an example of

• A)operant extinction
• B)negative reinforcement
• C)positive reinforcement
• D)classical extinction

Differentiate between various theories explaining collective action and social movements.

Recognize and categorize different types of collective action.

Understand the concepts of resource mobilization and its role in social movements.

Identify factors leading to non-routine collective action.

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Definitions:

Gross Profit

The difference between sales revenue and the cost of goods sold, indicating how efficiently a company produces or buys its products.

Ending Inventory

The quantity and monetary value of unsold goods that a company has at the end of an accounting period, to be carried over as the beginning inventory of the next period.

FIFO

First-In, First-Out, an inventory management and valuation method where goods produced or acquired first are sold or used first.

Beginning Inventory

The value of a company's inventory at the start of an accounting period, prior to any purchases or production taking place.