Project Managers Are Encouraged to Avoid Overly Conservative Cost Estimates

question 31

True/False

Project managers are encouraged to avoid overly conservative cost estimates because the resulting estimate may be too high to approve.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

is a method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying behavioral conditioning in animals, typically through rewards and punishments.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, influencing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Operant Conditioning

A training technique that adjusts the level of a behavior through positive reinforcement or negative punishment.