Maya Is Compensated Using a Salary-Plus-Commission Basis for Her Work

question 56

Multiple Choice

Maya is compensated using a salary-plus-commission basis for her work. Her annual base salary is $32,000. During a semimonthly pay period she made $18,500 in sales, for which she receives a 2% commission. Her gross pay for the semimonthly period is ________. (Do not round interim calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.)

• A) $1,333.33
• B) $1,523.55
• C) $1,693.54
• D) $1,703.33

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Definitions:

Eyeblink Conditioning

When a conditioned stimulus (CS) becomes able to elicit a conditioned eyeblink as a result of being paired with a puff of air or a brief electrical shock below the eye.

Extinction Procedure

A process in conditioning where a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral becomes capable of triggering a conditioned response after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Experimental Chamber

is a controlled environment used in behavioral research to study the responses of subjects under specific conditions.