After Three Years of Stellar Performance,Roddy Has Begun to Miss

question 60

Multiple Choice

After three years of stellar performance,Roddy has begun to miss deadlines.After missing the third deadline,Johanna,his human resource manager,met with Roddy and gave him his first written warning.In this situation,what is the role of the duty to warn?

• A) employer's duty to be fully aware of wrongful behaviour
• B) whether there is any excuse for this behaviour
• C) arguing just cause for termination
• D) informing employee of consequences of the failure to improve

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Definitions:

Shaping

A procedure for teaching complex behaviors that at first reinforces approximations of the target behavior.

Behavioral Goal

A behavioral goal is an objective designed to modify an individual's actions or responses to achieve a desired outcome.

Progressive Steps

A series or sequence of steps taken toward achieving a particular goal, emphasizing gradual advancement or improvement.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning in which the intensity of a behavior is altered through rewards or penalties.