John Deere Established a Reputation for Building Dependable Farm Tractors

question 52

True/False

John Deere established a reputation for building dependable farm tractors. When the company began to build small yard tractors, it insisted on using the same logo on its small mowers as on its large tractors. John Deere was applying stimulus generalization through look-alike packaging.

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Definitions:

Timeout

A form of behavioral modification that involves temporarily removing an individual from an environment where undesirable behavior has occurred, to decrease the likelihood of that behavior reoccurring.

Effectiveness

The degree to which something achieves a desired or intended result or outcome.

Punishment

A consequence applied with the intent of reducing the occurrence of an undesirable behavior.

Positive Punishment

Adding an unpleasant stimulus in response to a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior happening in the future.