The Statement "It's Not Fair to Pay a Bad Employee

question 52

Multiple Choice

The statement "It's not fair to pay a bad employee the same amount of money as an excellent employee" exemplifies the need for accurate performance appraisals in:

• A) determining salary increases
• B) making promotion decisions
• C) employee training and feedback
• D) training needs assessment

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of operant conditioning where successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced until the exact behavior is achieved.

Complex Sequence

A series of numbers or events which follow a specific pattern that is not immediately obvious.

Animal Trainers

Professionals who use behavior modification techniques to teach animals specific responses to specific conditions or stimuli.

Successive Approximations

A technique in behavior modification that rewards behaviors that progressively get closer to the desired one.