The More Difficult It Is to Enter the Task Environment

question 61

Multiple Choice

The more difficult it is to enter the task environment, the

• A)easier it is to keep prices high.
• B)lower is the barrier to entry.
• C)harder it is to obtain customers.
• D)more competitors an organization faces.
• E)less expensive it is to enter the industry.

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Definitions:

Conditioning Of Fear

Conditioning of fear is a psychological process where an individual learns to associate a neutral stimulus with a fearful or threatening event, resulting in the expression of fear responses to the previously neutral stimulus.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A form of classical conditioning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus (CS), resulting in the new stimulus becoming a CS as well.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapy technique used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by gradually exposing the patient to the anxiety-producing stimulus in a controlled environment.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where an unwanted behavior or response is replaced with a positive one in the presence of a triggering stimulus.