Which of the Following Is Not a Managerial Consideration in Using

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a managerial consideration in using learning curves?

• A) Improvement comes from working smarter, not harder.
• B) Individual learning and incentives are positively related.
• C) The newer the job, the greater will be the learning.
• D) Learning curves are not impacted by indirect labor and supervision.
• E) Learning curves represent direct labor output.

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Definitions:

Social Learning Theory

A theory that suggests people learn from one another via observation, imitation, and modeling.

Higher Order Conditioning

A learning process whereby a stimulus that has been conditioned to produce a particular response is used in turn to condition a second stimulus to produce the same response.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response.

Shaping

A behavioral psychology technique that reinforces behavior closer and closer to a desired goal, used in teaching new behaviors.