The Decision to Purchase Your Own IT Assets or Rent

question 38

True/False

The decision to purchase your own IT assets or rent them from external providers is also referred to as the rent-versus-buy decision.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

The strengthening of a behavior by removing or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus.

Positive Reinforcement

The addition of a pleasant stimulus following a desired behavior, increasing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Tertiary Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement that uses a stimulus indirectly linked to a primary or secondary reinforcer to modify behavior, such as money or tokens.

Conditional Reinforcement

The process by which stimuli that are associated with a primary reinforcer also become reinforcers themselves, often through classical conditioning.