What Is the Most Important Standard for Determining Pay

question 13

Multiple Choice

What is the most important standard for determining pay?

• A) pay leaders
• B) market rates
• C) geographic areas
• D) organizational levels

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Definitions:

Operant Behaviors

Actions that an individual takes that are modified by the consequences they lead to, extensively studied in operant conditioning.

Respondent Behaviors

Automatic responses elicited by specific stimuli, based on the principle of classical conditioning in psychology.

Variable-ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process by which a behavior is strengthened or increased in frequency by the outcome that follows it.