You Are Reviewing Sales to Discover Cutoff Problems

question 58

Multiple Choice

You are reviewing sales to discover cutoff problems. If the client's policy is to record sales when title to the merchandise passes to the buyer, then the books and records would contain errors if the December 31 entries were for sales recorded

• A) before the merchandise was shipped.
• B) at the time the merchandise was shipped.
• C) several days subsequent to shipment.
• D) at a time after the point at which title passed.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Substitution

A concept in conditioning where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.

Fixed Interval

A reinforcement schedule that rewards the first response following the passage of a specified time interval.

Variable Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, leading to a steady rate of response.

Fixed Ratio

In operant conditioning, a schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses.