Reinforcement Theory Suggests That Managers Can Motivate Employees by Shaping

question 17

Multiple Choice

Reinforcement theory suggests that managers can motivate employees by shaping their actions through ________.

• A) carefully designed goals
• B) cross-training
• C) management by objectives
• D) behavior modification
• E) intrinsic motivation

Understand the theory of self-esteem and its impact on individual behavior and performance.

Identify and explain William James's division of the "me" and its implications for self-perception.

Explain the concept of ego depletion and its effects on decision-making and self-control.

Describe the relationship between self-efficacy and performance outcomes.

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Definitions:

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A phenomenon where an individual's or group's expectations about an outcome cause behaviors that make the outcome more likely to happen.

Punishment

The application of an undesirable outcome in response to a behavior, with the aim of decreasing or eliminating that behavior.

Extinction

Discourages a behavior by making the removal of a desirable consequence contingent on its occurrence.

Attribution Theory

A theory in social psychology that explains how individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behavior.