When Management Considers an Investment,they Look for the Payback Period

question 52

Multiple Choice

When management considers an investment,they look for the payback period to be:

• A)Short.
• B)Long.
• C)Profitable.
• D)Useful.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus strengthens or increases the probability of a response.

Conditioned Taste Aversion

The learned avoidance of a certain food or drink because it has been associated with an unpleasant or aversive experience.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A form of conditioning where a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, leading to a response even without the presence of the original, unconditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Substitution

A concept in conditioning where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.