A New Technology Promises Greater Benefits and Less Cost

question 6

Multiple Choice

A new technology promises greater benefits and less cost. You do not have this technology in your office, but you are considering purchasing it to stay competitive. This is an example of _____.

• A) applying Mill's theory to practice
• B) advertising pressure
• C) technology diffusion
• D) technology imperative

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Definitions:

In Vivo Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique that gradually exposes a person to an anxiety-producing object or situation in real life, to reduce fear.

Shaping

A method used in behavioral therapy to reinforce successive approximations toward a desired behavior.

Terminal Response

In the context of psychology, this refers to the final behavior or action that occurs at the end of a behavioral sequence, often in response to conditioning or therapy.

Approximation

A technique in mathematics and statistics used to find close but not exact answers, or a process in behaviorism to successively refine behaviors towards a target.