John Peters Is Drafting the Provisions of a Cost-Plus Contract

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Essay

John Peters is drafting the provisions of a cost-plus contract and is concerned with ironing out any possible misunderstandings during the life of the contract. What advice can you provide to reduce contract disputes over reimbursement amounts based on costs?

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Definitions:

DRO

Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior, a technique used in behavioral therapy to encourage the occurrence of desired behaviors by only rewarding behaviors other than the undesirable one.

Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement pattern in which a reaction is rewarded following a random number of responses, resulting in consistent and elevated rates of response.

Fixed-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.

Fixed-Interval

A reinforcement schedule in which the first reaction is reinforced after a predetermined period, resulting in a patterned series of responses.