A(n)________________ Creates a Powerful Competitive Advantage in the Marketplace Due

question 57

Multiple Choice

A(n) ________________ creates a powerful competitive advantage in the marketplace due to cost and process efficiencies realized when a channel is strictly controlled by one entity.

• A) Insourcing arrangement
• B) Vertical Marketing System (VMS)
• C) Corporate VMS
• D) Contractual VMS
• E) Administered VMS

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Definitions:

Conditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer; also known as a secondary reinforcer.

Toilet Training

The process of teaching a young child to control their bladder and bowel movements and to use the toilet for elimination.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in operant conditioning that indicates the probability of consequence for a behavior; it signals whether reinforcement or punishment is likely to follow a specific response.

Reinforced

Strengthened or emphasized, often in the context of behavior strengthened by a reward in psychology.