Describe the Principle of Intermittent Reinforcement

question 91

Essay

Describe the principle of intermittent reinforcement. Why does it make the behavior so difficult to extinguish?

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Definitions:

Standard Rate

A predetermined charge or cost that applies to a specific service, transaction, or product under typical conditions.

Standard Direct Hours

Standard direct hours represent the estimated amount of time that should be spent by labor to produce a unit of output under normal conditions.

Fixed Factory Overhead Volume Variance

A measure used to assess the difference between the budgeted and the actual volume of production, impacting the budgeted fixed overhead costs.

Fixed Factory Overhead Volume Variance

This calculates the difference between the budgeted and actual volume of production, affecting the fixed overhead costs allocated to each unit of production.