It Has Been Suggested That Learning Effects Are Important Only

question 85

Multiple Choice

It has been suggested that learning effects are important only during the start-up period of a new process and that they cease after two or three years. Any decline in the experience curve after such a point is due to

• A) reduction in fixed costs.
• B) higher depreciation costs.
• C) economies of scale.
• D) obsolescence.

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Definitions:

Continuum Models

Theoretical models that describe certain properties or behaviors as occurring on a continuous scale, rather than being divided into distinct categories.

Structured Interview

Meeting between a clinician and a client or a client’s associate(s) in which the clinician asks questions that are standardized and are usually designed to determine whether a diagnosis is warranted.

Behavioral Observation

Method for assessing the frequency of a client’s behaviors and the specific situations in which they occur.

Projective Test

Presentation of an ambiguous stimulus, such as an inkblot, to a client, who then projects unconscious motives and issues onto the stimulus in his or her interpretation of its content.