Increasing Employee Involvement and Spending Less on Research and Development

question 38

True/False

Increasing employee involvement and spending less on research and development are actions that tend to boost the productivity of international firms.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that satisfies basic survival needs and is naturally reinforcing, such as food, water, or sleep.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that has become rewarding through its association with a primary reinforcer, which does not inherently satisfy a biological need.

Shaping

A method of training by which successive approximations towards a desired behavior are reinforced.

Fixed Interval

In the context of operant conditioning, a schedule of reinforcement where rewards are delivered at fixed time intervals, provided the correct response is made.