Taking Appropriate Action on Variances Includes All of the Following

question 83

Multiple Choice

Taking appropriate action on variances includes all of the following except:

• A)Ignoring the cause of favorable variances.
• B)Revising the standard because it was set incorrectly.
• C)Improving the manufacturing process.
• D)Looking for new suppliers.

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Definitions:

Avoidance Learning

is a process by which an individual learns a behavior or response to avoid a noxious or unpleasant situation or stimulus.

Aversive Event

An unpleasant or noxious stimulus that an organism seeks to avoid or escape, often used in aversive conditioning.

Matching Law

A principle stating that the proportion of responses on a particular schedule matches the proportion of reinforcements obtained on that schedule.

Maximizing Law

The principle that organisms will choose behaviors that maximize rewards and minimize penalties under conditions of uncertainty.