Some Dogs Love Attention, and Frodo the Beagle Learns That

question 24

Multiple Choice

Some dogs love attention, and Frodo the beagle learns that if he barks, he gets attention. Which of the following might you use to describe this behavior?

• A) The dog is displaying an instinctive fixed action pattern.
• B) The dog is performing a social behavior.
• C) The dog is trying to protect its territory.
• D) The dog has been classically conditioned.
• E) The dog's behavior is a result of operant conditioning.

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs - direct materials, labor, and both variable and fixed overhead - in the cost of a product.

Net Operating Income

An entity’s income after all operating expenses have been deducted from total revenue, excluding taxes and interest charges.

Variable Costing

A costing method in which fixed manufacturing overhead is not assigned to the product, but rather treated as an expense of the period.

Absorption Costing

is an accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs—direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead—in the cost of a product.