Following a Systems Development Methodology During Systems Development

question 190

Multiple Choice

Following a systems development methodology during systems development:

• A) is more costly in the long run than not following such a methodology
• B) should ensure that development efforts are efficient and consistently lead to information systems that meet organizational needs
• C) applies only to in-house systems development
• D) increases user resistance to the new or modified system

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Definitions:

Reinforcers

Stimuli which, when presented after a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Punishments

Consequences designed to reduce a behavior's occurrence by presenting an undesirable response or removing a desirable stimulus following the behavior.

Skinner's Radical Behaviorism

A framework in psychology proposed by B.F. Skinner, emphasizing the role of environmental factors in shaping behavior through reinforcement and punishment, without considering internal thoughts or feelings.

Reinforcement

In behaviorism, a process that increases the likelihood of a behavior by either presenting a positive stimulus or removing a negative one.