Six-Year-Old Julian Has Recently Learned to Appreciate the Value of Money

question 22

Multiple Choice

Six-year-old Julian has recently learned to appreciate the value of money, so his father assigns him some simple housekeeping chores to be performed throughout the week.He tells Julian that completion of these chores will earn him an allowance of one dollar every Saturday.Julian rarely completes his chores.From an operant conditioning perspective, which one of the following is most likely to be the reason why Julian is not doing his chores?

• A)Reinforcement is not immediate.
• B)Reinforcement is not contingent on the desired response.
• C)Money is not an effective reinforcer for most six-year-olds.
• D)The reinforcer is presented before the response.

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Definitions:

Variable Factory Overhead

Costs that fluctuate with production volume, such as utilities and materials used in the manufacturing process.

Controllable Variance

The difference between actual expenses and budgeted expenses that management has the power to influence or control.

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, such as utilities, maintenance, and salaries of non-direct labor, which are not directly attributed to the production of goods.

Variable Factory Overhead

Costs in the manufacturing process that fluctuate with production volume, such as materials and labor directly involved in production.