Kiddie ride. A kiddie ride - or kids' ride - is a coin-operated amusement ride for small children. Kiddie rides are commonly available in amusement parks, arcades, malls, hotel game rooms and outside supermarkets and discount department stores.
Adaptive strategy theory systematically deals with the observation that crime is gener- ally goal-directed and occurs across cultures (see Ellis, 1990; Rowe, 1997), whereas life history theory examines social and perceptual cues for the unconscious adoption of various strategies (Hill, Ross, & Low, 1997).
BREAKING DOWN 'Adaptive Selling'. Adaptive selling can be an expensive strategy to use in retail, and thus is typically found in more upscale stores. The higher level of personalization requires better-trained personnel who are more costly. selling strategy in which the way a product or service is presented varies according to the type of consumer viewing it.