_____ Theory Argues That Performance-Based Pay Is the Optimal Compensation

question 5

Multiple Choice

_____ theory argues that performance-based pay is the optimal compensation choice for complex jobs, where monitoring employee performance is difficult.

• A)Reinforcement
• B)Goal-setting
• C)Agency
• D)Expectancy

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Definitions:

Rosalie Rayner

An American psychologist best known for her work with John B. Watson on the Little Albert experiment, contributing to the development of behaviorism.

Generalization

When a conditioned response is elicited in response to things similar to the conditioned stimulus.

Discrimination

Narrowing the conditions that produce the conditioned response.

Deconditioning

Reversing conditioning to eliminate the conditioned response.