A Company Must Make 800 Units Per Day

question 10

Multiple Choice

A company must make 800 units per day.The company has two eight-hour shifts.What is the efficiency if the total time to complete all tasks is 11 minutes and the company is using 15 workstations?

• A)94 percent
• B)33 percent
• C)83 percent
• D)61 percent

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Definitions:

Successive Approximation

An explanation for the acquisition of complex behavior. Behavior such as learning to speak will be reinforced only as it comes to approximate or approach the final desired behavior.

Variable-Ratio Reinforcement

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.

Pavlov

Refers to Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist best known for his research in classical conditioning with dogs.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner to study animal behavior and demonstrate the principles of operant conditioning.