Investment in Human Capital

question 124

Multiple Choice

Investment in human capital

• A) is quite different from and has a much lower return than investment in physical capital.
• B) is just like investment in physical capital and has a return similar to that earned from other investments.
• C) is just like investment in physical capital but has a much greater return than do other investments.
• D) is not comparable to other investments in any way since human capital is embodied in the person.

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Definitions:

Duration Per Occurrence

A type of duration recording that involves recording the length of time per episode that a student engages in a target behavior.

Average Duration

A type of duration recording that produces only one number to graph. In this approach, the durations of each episode of a target behavior are added together and divided into the total number of times the behavior occurred.

Dead Man's Test

A principle in behavior analysis suggesting that if a dead man can do it, it’s not behavior; emphasizing the importance of observable and measurable actions.

Stranger Test

A measure of generalization of learned behaviors to see if the behaviors occur in the presence of someone unfamiliar.