Which One of the Following Statements Is TRUE

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) The share of the workforce in service jobs in countries such as Canada, France, Britain, Japan, and the United States is well above 60 percent.
• B) Service-sector organizations generally cannot utilize operations management techniques.
• C) The absolute number of Canadian manufacturing jobs has decreased since the late 1950s because the percentage of service jobs in the economy increased.
• D) Because outputs from service organizations typically cannot be inventoried, inventories are of little importance to service systems.

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Definitions:

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, leading to a new learned response without directly being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

A technique used to increase desired behaviors by removing an unpleasant stimulus when the desired behavior is performed.

Positive Reinforcement

A behavior modification technique that involves rewarding a desired behavior, thereby increasing the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated.

Negative Punishment

Negative punishment involves removing a desirable stimulus to reduce the likelihood of a particular behavior being repeated.