To Improve Package Delivery, One Change UPS Made Involved Taking

question 317

Multiple Choice

To improve package delivery, one change UPS made involved taking better account of weather forecasts to avoid delays in flying packages.This is an example of

• A)positive technological change.
• B)increasing marginal returns.
• C)a reduction in fixed costs.
• D)diseconomies of scale.

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Definitions:

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, represents the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.

Id

The part of the mind in psychoanalytic theory responsible for instinctual drives and desires.

John Watson

An American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism, emphasizing the study of observable behavior and the role of the environment as a determinant of behavior.

Behaviorism

Watson’s view that science must study observable behavior only and investigate relationships between stimuli and responses.