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Suppose a firm is using 1500 units of labour and 20 units of capital to produce 100 tonnes of mineral ore.The price of labour is $40 per unit and the price of capital is $1000 per unit.The MPL equals 25 and the MPK equals 750.In this situation,
Partial Reinforcement
A conditioning schedule in which a response is sometimes reinforced, leading to more resistant behavior to extinction than continuous reinforcement.
Continuous Reinforcement
A reinforcement schedule in which a reward follows every correct response, often used to establish or strengthen new behaviors.
Operant Conditioning
A training mechanism that adjusts the vigor of an activity by the addition of incentives or the imposition of penalties.
Immediate Reinforcement
The immediate reward or punishment following a behavior, which influences the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.
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