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You Are About to Have a Meeting with Your Manager

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You are about to have a meeting with your manager about a raise in your salary.You are going to request an increase of $5,000,but you believe the probability of success to be only 25%.You believe there is a 25% probability your boss will counter with a $3,000 raise and a 25% probability that your boss will offer a $1,000 raise.Finally,there is a 25% probability that you will receive no increase in your salary.What is the expected value of the outcome of your meeting?


Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

The process of strengthening a behavior by removing or avoiding a negative outcome or unpleasant stimulus as a result of the behavior.

Contingent Avoidance

A type of learning where a subject learns to perform a behavior to prevent the occurrence of an aversive stimulus.

Active Avoidance

A learning process in which an organism learns to perform a behavior to prevent or avoid an unpleasant stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

The strengthening of a behavior by removing or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus when the behavior is performed.

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