Most Nights Demarius Comes Home from Work, Turns on the TV

question 536

Multiple Choice

Most nights Demarius comes home from work, turns on the TV, and eats a whole bag of cookies or chips. He then takes a shower and changes clothes. By supper time, he has lost his appetite. Demarius realizes he is substituting junk food for supper. For instance, he could shower immediately when he gets home or avoid turning on the TV until after supper. Demarius will be utilizing the strategy that involves

• A)breaking up response chains.
• B)cues and antecedents.
• C)alternate responses.
• D)extinction.

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Gross Profit

The financial metric representing the difference between sales and the cost of goods sold.

Significant Influence

The power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of an investee, but not control them.

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Equity Method

An accounting technique used to record investments in other companies, where the investment's value is adjusted to reflect the investor's share of the company's post-acquisition earnings or losses.