A Supervisor Complimented Each of His Workers as He or She

question 23

Multiple Choice

A supervisor complimented each of his workers as he or she arrived promptly to work every morning.Due to time constraints, the supervisor had to stop this practice, resulting in a much higher rate of tardiness among his workers.Which of the following statements best explains this situation in operant terms?

• A)The supervisor was inadvertently punishing his workers by not complimenting them, so the workers didn't arrive on time any more.
• B)The supervisor's negative reinforcement strategy was stopped, thus extinguishing the behaviour of arriving promptly.
• C)The supervisor was using a continuous, immediate reinforcement strategy, and behaviour learned under such conditions is easily extinguishable.
• D)The supervisor was using a partial reinforcement strategy, and behaviour learned under such conditions is easily extinguishable.
• E)The supervisor was using a delayed reinforcement strategy, and behaviour learned under such conditions is easily extinguishable.

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