The Decision in the Deepwater Horizon Case to Drill Without

question 17

Multiple Choice

The decision in the Deepwater Horizon case to drill without the centralizers was made on what basis?

• A) They could always put centralizers in later.
• B) The drilling engineer thought they were not necessary in this situation.
• C) The risk of drilling without centralizers was worth the reward of saving money.
• D) Centralizers were an unnecessary environmental requirement.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

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Fixed Interval Schedule

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Reinforcement Theory

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