Another name for operant conditioning is instrumental learning‚ introduced by Edward L. Thorndike 1913. Thorndike began studying “animal thinking”. Cat experiment: cat would perform a specific response‚ such as pulling a wire or a lever and was rewarded food after each escape. “law of effect” behavior is influenced by its consequences First book published‚ the behaviour of organisms 1938. Skinner demonstrated that organisms tend to repeat those responses that are followed by favourable consequences
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Sara had just rented her first apartment starting December 1 before beginning college in January. The apartment had washer and dryer hook-ups‚ so Sara wanted to buy the appliances to avoid trips to the laundromat. The Saturday newspaper had an advertisement for a local appliance store offering “90 days‚ same as cash!” financing. Sara asked how the financing worked and learned that she could pay for the washer and dryer anytime during the first 90 days for the purchase price plus sales tax. If she
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Week 6 Homework MBA527 1. Read "Case 9: National Collegiate Athletic Association Ethics and Compliance Program‚ pp 444-454. Answer the questions at the end of the case. How does the NCAA encourage collegiate football programs to develop a culture of ethics and compliance? Collegiate football is not only a very lucrative and rapidly growing “business” but it also has a “tremendous impact on our culture‚ influencing the values of millions of participants and spectators”. Because of this‚ it is
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Attitude: How one feels about something in general (I have a positive attitude towards basketball). Balance theory: the theory that people try to maintain balance among their beliefs‚ cognitions‚ and sentiments. Cognitive dissonance theory: the theory that inconsistencies between a person’s thoughts‚ sentiments‚ and actions create an aversive emotional state (dissonance) that leads to efforts to restore consistency. Effort justification: the tendency to reduce dissonance by finding reasons for
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Homework 11 1. Retailers and wholesalers add value to the marketing system because they offer something that consumers want and not just in small stores but in big stores such as Costco and wal-mart. Retailing is good because it offers individuals a small amount of goods for their own personal use. Wholesale is good for companies and big families because it offers them with more product for a cheaper price. This can only benefit small and big business because they are offering goods to all consumers
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Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. What advantages does a sole proprietorship offer? What is a major drawback of this type of organization? A major drawback is that there is unlimited liability to the owner. The advantage is simplicity of decision making and low organizational and operating costs. 2. What form of partnership allows some of the investors to limit their liability? Explain briefly. It allows some of the partners to limit their liability. With this arrangement‚ the partners
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FIN 370 Week 3 Problems 4–6 through 5–6 www.paperscholar.com DIRECT LINK TO THIS STUDY GUIDE: http://www.paperscholar.com/fin-370-week-3-problems-4-6-through-5-6/ Instantly Download! Get Better Grades in Less Time! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee DESCRIPTION FOR THIS STUDY GUIDE: 4-6. A cash budget is usually thought of as a means of planning for future financing needs. Why would a cash budget also be important for a firm that had excess cash on hand? 5-1A. (Compound interest) To what amount
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taxed as flow-through entities? The two main business entities that are taxed as flow-through entities are partnerships and S corporations. Partnerships are taxed under Sub-chapter K and consist of general partnerships‚ limited partnerships‚ and limited liability companies (LLC). S corporations are taxed under Sub-chapter S. Both these types of business entities are treated as flow-through entities and are taxed accordingly. 5. What is the rationale for requiring partners to defer most gains and
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CHAPTER 10 Cash Flows and Other Topics in Capital Budgeting ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 10-1. We focus on cash flows rather than accounting profits because these are the flows that the firm receives and can reinvest. Only by examining cash flows are we able to correctly analyze the timing of the benefit or cost. Also‚ we are only interested in these cash flows on an after tax basis as only those flows are available to the shareholder. In addition‚ it is only the incremental
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CHAPTER 5 BOND PRICES AND INTEREST RATE RISK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES 1. The purpose of this chapter is to begin to explain how interest rate movements affect the prices of assets and liabilities of investors and financial institutions. The two chapters that follow pursue this same objective. 2. When finished with this chapter the student should understand the mechanics of bond valuation and the simultaneous determination of prices and yields in financial markets. In addition to fixed income
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