A Customer Paid $16

question 89

Multiple Choice

A customer paid $16.50 for merchandise with a twenty dollar bill. The sales person gave incorrect change of $4.50 to the customer. At the end of the day the cash register showed total sales receipts of $285. Based on this information, the journal entry to record sales and correct the error would be:

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Definitions:

Conditional Punishment

Rendering a consequence that reduces the likelihood of a behavior occurring in the future by associating it with an aversive outcome.

Primary Reinforcement

A naturally reinforcing stimulus, such as food or water, which fulfills a biological need.

Secondary Reinforcement

A process in behaviorism where a stimulus reinforces a behavior after it has been associated with a primary reinforcer, often taking the form of social approval, tokens, or money.

Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to teach new behaviors by reinforcing successive approximations toward a desired behavior.