Match Each Term with the Appropriate Definition

question 171

Multiple Choice

Match each term with the appropriate definition.Not all definitions will be used.
-Net Income

• A)The practice of reporting information in percentages rather than monetary amounts.
• B)A nonrecurring item on the income statement that reflects gains and losses associated with extraordinary events.
• C)Another name for a trend analysis.
• D)An increase in an asset or a decrease in a liability that results from peripheral activities.
• E)A section of the annual report that can be used in interpreting the results of financial statement analysis.
• F)The ratio calculated by dividing the price of a share of stock by the earnings per share.
• G)After-tax earnings adjusted for gains and losses that may disappear before they are realized.
• H)A nonrecurring item associated with abandoning or selling an operation.
• I)The practice of reporting accounting data in the national monetary unit.
• J)Also known as ratio analysis.
• K)The ratio calculated by dividing the net income by the number of common shares outstanding.
• L)The earnings of a company after taxes.

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Definitions:

Avoidance Conditioning

A type of learning in which an individual learns a behavior to avoid an unpleasant stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral concept in which the removal of an unfavorable outcome or stimulus increases the likelihood of a response occurring again in the future.

Positive Reinforcement

A strategy in behavior modification that involves the addition of a rewarding stimulus following a desired behavior.

Negative Punishment

A behavior modification technique where a desirable stimulus is removed after a behavior, with the aim of decreasing that behavior.