Avoidance Reinforcement Is the Least Effective Method in Motivating Employees

question 97

True/False

Avoidance reinforcement is the least effective method in motivating employees.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The return of a response that had been previously diminished, following an interval where the conditioned stimulus was not presented.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, fostering the association between certain behaviors and consequences.

Observational Learning

The process of acquiring new behaviors or information by observing and imitating others.