The Comparison of Differences Between Actual and Planned Results

question 169

Multiple Choice

The comparison of differences between actual and planned results

• A) is done by the external auditors.
• B) appears on the company's external financial statements.
• C) is usually done orally in departmental meetings.
• D) appears on periodic budget reports.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus to which the response was originally conditioned.

Higher-order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a stimulus that's associated with a primary conditioned stimulus also becomes a conditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between one stimulus and similar stimuli, ensuring that only the original stimulus triggers the conditioned response in classical conditioning.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each one.