Immediate Praise for an Employee Who Arrives on Time Increases

question 26

Multiple Choice

Immediate praise for an employee who arrives on time increases the likelihood of promptness. This is an example of:

• A) extinction.
• B) punishment.
• C) positive reinforcement.
• D) expectancy theory.

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Definitions:

Freudian Theory

A set of psychoanalytic theories developed by Sigmund Freud, which emphasize the importance of unconscious processes and childhood experiences in shaping personality and behavior.

Defense Mechanisms

Strategies the ego uses to disguise or transform unconscious wishes.

Ego

Within the framework of psychoanalytic theory, it's the component of one's personality that acts as an intermediary among the desires of the id, the superego, and the exigencies of reality.

Psychodynamic Perspective

A psychological approach focusing on unconscious processes and emotional factors that underpin human behavior.