When Laura started working in the accounting department, she felt like her boss hovered over her all day and constantly double checked her work. As a result, Laura made sure she always did her work exactly as the boss would like and she double checked her own work so the boss would find no errors. Eventually, she found that her boss stopped hovering and double checking her work. What Laura experienced was _________.

A. positive reinforcement
B. extinction
C. punishment
D. negative reinforcement
E. alternative reinforcement


D. negative reinforcement

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A. Stories are more persuasive than evidence. B. People are trying to mislead you. C. The evidence leads to an unethical solution. D. The evidence doesn't quite apply. E. There's too much evidence.

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All of the following statements are true except:

a. The criteria to determine whether a lease contract should be considered a capital lease are applied in a more rigid way under U.S. GAAP than IFRS. b. The criteria to determine whether a lease contract should be considered a capital lease are applied in a more rigid way under IFRS than U.S. GAAP. c. The lease criteria under IFRS are to be used as guidelines rather than rules. d. IFRS requires more accounting judgment than U.S. GAAP in the determination of whether a lease is classified as an operating lease or a capital lease.

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Like a corporation, a limited liability company is a separate entity with a legal existence apart from its individual owners.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Use equity theory to discuss motivation at work with an example.

What will be an ideal response?

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