According to Efficiency Wage Models,labor Productivity Depends on

question 132

Multiple Choice

According to efficiency wage models,labor productivity depends on

• A) the number of employees at a firm; the smaller the number of employees,the more productive each employee is.
• B) the amount of capital that employees have to work with.
• C) the wage rate the firm pays its employees; a cut in wages can cause labor productivity to decline.
• D) whether or not the economy is currently producing Natural Real GDP.
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Shaping

A process in behavioral psychology involving the reinforcement of closer and closer approximations of a desired behavior.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each.

Variable-Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in which a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, making it highly effective for maintaining consistent behavior.

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior until the target behavior is achieved.