After Graduating from College, You Are Hired to Work in a Factory

question 81

True/False

After graduating from college, you are hired to work in a factory as an industrial psychologist. The workers assemble iPads. They can either be paid by the hour or by the number of iPads they assemble in a day. You decide that you will do the latter (pay by the number of iPads put together). According to Skinner, you have put the workers on a fixed ratio schedule.

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Definitions:

Substitutability

The ease with which one good, service, or worker can be replaced with another.

Interdependence

The mutual reliance between individuals or groups, where each party is dependent on the other for success or achievement of objectives.

Substitutability

The degree to which one product or service can be replaced by another without affecting functionality or satisfaction.

Alternatives

Different options or strategies available for consideration when making a decision.