What Is One Way to Determine Whether a Company Has

question 168

Multiple Choice

What is one way to determine whether a company has a balanced portfolio of products and,if not,what new product ideas are needed to offset the imbalance?

• A) research ombudsmen
• B) internal product development venture teams
• C) outside consultants
• D) marketing development departments

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Definitions:

Variable-Interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where responses are rewarded after unpredictable intervals of time.

Fixed-Ratio Schedule

In behavioral psychology, it's a schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, promoting a high and steady rate of response.

Reinforcing

In behavioral psychology, refers to any consequence that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which a reward is not administered every time the desired behavior is performed, leading to more resistant behavioral patterns.