The Dean of Students at State College Wants to Increase

question 45

Multiple Choice

The dean of students at State College wants to increase the average class size from 30 to 100 students, at the expense of instructional excellence. If this happens, it would be

• A) somewhat effective and very inefficient.
• B) not effective but efficient.
• C) effective but not efficient.
• D) not effective and not efficient.
• E) both effective and efficient.

Appreciate the principles of operant conditioning, reinforcement strategies, and their applications in managing behavior.

Analyze the role of classical conditioning and its basic principles in behavioral learning.

Understand the key concepts and types of perceptual distortions, including halo effects, selective perception, and stereotypes.

Identify the stages in the perceptual process and recognize how information is processed, organized, and interpreted.

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Definitions:

Increase In Utility Costs

A rise in the expenses associated with utilities such as electricity, water, and gas consumed by a business or individual.

Purchase Price Variances

Differences between the actual cost of materials purchased and the expected (budgeted) cost, often analyzed in cost accounting.

Standard Cost

A predetermined cost of manufacturing a product or providing a service, used as a benchmark to measure actual performance and efficiencies.

Widgets

Widgets are a generic term for small devices or gadgets, or can refer to hypothetical products used in economics or financial examples.