Abigail is trying to figure out how she can BEST use employee pay to shape her employees' behavior. She is interested in short-term productivity (speed), not consistency, long-term productivity, or employee turnover. According to reinforcement theory, she should probably use a _______ schedule.

a. fixed-ratio
b. fixed-interval
c. variable-ratio
d. variable-interval


a

Psychology

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a. cooperative play. b. associative play. c. onlooker play d. parallel play.

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The use of death qualification means that more members of which groups are excluded from jury service because of their opposition to the death penalty?

A. Blacks and women B. Blacks and men C. Whites and women D. Whites and men

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Joe has recently started having a great deal of difficulty falling asleep. In addition, he frequently wakes up during the night and has trouble falling back to sleep once awakened. At this point we can conclude that Joe's sleep problems are influenced by

A. medical conditions. B. psychological concerns. C. a genetic variant. D. either medical or psychiatric conditions.

Psychology

Unlike Braxton-Hicks contractions, real labor contractions:

A. decrease in intensity during childbirth. B. are less painful. C. are more irregular.       D. are more rhythmic.

Psychology