Reinforcement Theory Implies That Supervisors Can

question 112

Multiple Choice

Reinforcement theory implies that supervisors can

• A) encourage or discourage a particular kind of behavior by the way they respond to the behavior.
• B) only use money as a motivating factor.
• C) use the piecework system to punish workers effectively.
• D) rely on the Pygmalion effect to accurately determine an employee's motivation levels.

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