Which of the Following Statements About Innovators Is FALSE

question 142

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about innovators is FALSE?

• A)Innovators tend to rely on impersonal and scientific information sources,or other innovators,rather than salespeople.
• B)Innovators often search for information on the Internet,read articles in technical publications,or look for informative ads in special interest magazines.
• C)Innovators tend to be young and well educated and are eager to try a new idea.
• D)Innovators need strong social pressure from their own peer group before they adopt a new product.
• E)Innovators are also constituted by specialized business firms who are willing to take the risk of doing something new.

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Definitions:

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning strategy where a reward is not administered every time the desired behavior is performed, leading to more resistant learned behavior.

Continuous Reinforcement

The reinforcement of each and every correct response.

Negative Reinforcer

is a stimulus whose removal following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Stimulus

Any object, event, or change in the environment that elicits a response from an organism.