Engineering Changes Can Be Very Disruptive to Smooth Operations and Should

question 37

True/False

Engineering changes can be very disruptive to smooth operations and should not be made in the six month period following introduction of a new product.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic action or feeling that occurs in response to a stimulus without prior learning or conditioning.

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.