The Majority of Applications of Skill-Based Pay Have Been In

question 28

Multiple Choice

The majority of applications of skill-based pay have been in:

• A)education industries.
• B)manufacturing industries.
• C)health-care industries.
• D)service industries.

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Definitions:

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, leading to a high and steady response rate.

Variable Ratio

refers to a schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, making it a powerful maintainers of behavior in operant conditioning.

Fixed Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed.

Variable Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after a varying interval of time, making the timing of the reward unpredictable.