When a Lumber Company Takes Timber and Converts It into Lumber

question 68

Multiple Choice

When a lumber company takes timber and converts it into lumber, cardboard, and other paper products, the company is using

• A) an analytical process.
• B) extraction manufacturing.
• C) a synthetic process.
• D) an operations process.
• E) raw processing.

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Definitions:

Punisher

An entity or stimulus that decreases the likelihood of a behavior recurring by administering an adverse response or outcome.

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus whose removal after a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.

Shaping

A technique in behavioral psychology involving the successive reinforcement of behaviors that approximate the desired behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in learning whereby the likelihood of a behavior is increased by removing or avoiding a negative outcome or stimuli.