The Removal of a Stimulus That Decreases the Likelihood of a Behaviour

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Multiple Choice

The removal of a stimulus that decreases the likelihood of a behaviour is called:

• A)positive punishment.
• B)positive reinforcement.
• C)negative punishment.
• D)negative reinforcement.

Recognize the process of socialization in organizational culture.

Distinguish between observable and core culture in organizations.

Understand the role of leaders in shaping and communicating organizational culture.

Identify the elements of observable culture such as stories, symbols, heroes, and rites and rituals.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

The process of learning through the repeated association of two stimuli; over time, a response originally elicited by the second one becomes elicited by the first one alone.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Learning Theories

Frameworks that describe how information is absorbed, processed, and retained during the learning process.