Which of the Following Is True of Low Efficiency/low Effectiveness

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of low efficiency/low effectiveness situations?

• A) They arise when managers choose the right goals to pursue,but do a poor job of using resources to achieve these goals.
• B) They result in the production of a product that customers want,but that is too expensive for them to buy.
• C) They result in the production of a product that customers want at a quality and price that they can afford.
• D) They arise when managers choose the wrong goals to pursue and make poor use of resources.
• E) They arise when managers choose inappropriate goals,but make good use of resources to pursue these goals.

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Definitions:

Thorndike

An American psychologist famous for his work on learning theory and the law of effect, which states that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to recur.

CS Without US

This refers to a condition where a conditioned stimulus (CS) is presented without pairing with an unconditioned stimulus (US), generally leading to extinction in classical conditioning.

Conditioning Process

A learning process in which an individual learns to associate a specific stimulus with a particular response.

Intermittent Pairing

A concept in behavioral psychology where two stimuli are occasionally paired together to produce a conditioned response.