After Graduating from College, You Are Hired to Work in a Factory

question 72

True/False

After graduating from college, you are hired to work in a factory as an industrial psychologist. The workers put together iPods. They can either be paid by the hour or by the number of iPods they put together in a day. You decide that you will do the latter (pay by the number of iPods put together). According to Skinner, you have put the workers on a fixed-ratio schedule.

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Definitions:

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A leading global appliance company known for its various home and professional-use products, including refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, and vacuum cleaners.

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Electrolux

A global leading company in home and professional appliances, known for its innovative and sustainably designed products.