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

question 145

Essay

After graduating from college, you are hired to work in a factory overseas as an industrial psychologist. The workers put together iPads. The boss wants to know the best pay schedule to get the maximum number of pieces made by his workers. The boss wants you to describe various schedules of payment to him and tell which might be best for the plant. Using the principles of operant conditioning, describe the various pay schedules and decide which one would be the best to meet his goal of maximizing production.

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