Sandy Tappan Owns an Automobile Detailing Business Called Sizzlin' Shine

question 89

Multiple Choice

Sandy Tappan owns an automobile detailing business called Sizzlin' Shine.Her goal is to outperform other auto shops by specializing in detailing services.Her shop doesn't do any mechanical or collision repair work.Tappan prices her detailing service higher than her competition because she uses only the best materials,and they cost more than the materials used by her competitors.Her goal is to maximize profits.
-Refer to Sizzlin' Shine.Because what Sizzlin' Shine provides cannot be touched,seen,or felt in the same manner as an automobile part such as a tire,what is considered?

• A)homogeneous
• B)intangible
• C)credible
• D)perishable

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio Schedules

A reinforcement schedule in behavioral psychology where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, promoting a high and steady rate of response.

Reinforcement Schedules

Involves the structured application of rewards or punishments to modulate behavior within a learning process, emphasizing the timing and frequency.

Rates of Response

The speed or frequency with which an organism responds to a stimuli in behavioral psychology, or the reply frequency in survey research.

Instrumental Conditioning

A method of modifying the intensity of a behavior through the use of either rewards or penalties.