Victor, an Administrative Assistant in Accounting, Orders Office Supplies Biweekly;

question 21

Multiple Choice

Victor, an administrative assistant in accounting, orders office supplies biweekly; today he needs pens, sticky notes, and staples. He looks at the office supply catalog and quickly picks a selection for each that is priced acceptably. Here Victor is using

• A) Minimizing.
• B) Optimizing.
• C) Satisficing.
• D) Management by exception.
• E) Maximizing.

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Definitions:

Functional Analysis

A set of procedures used in FBA to analyze contextual variables, primarily focusing on consequences to reduce students’ problem behaviors. It is also used to describe the second stage of FBA, testing hypotheses.

Functional Assessment

A detailed investigation into the factors contributing to problematic behaviors, leading to targeted interventions for improvement.

Conditioned Stimuli

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Response

A naturally occurring response to a given stimulus without prior learning or conditioning.